Tibetan music archived online

Fri Sep 14 01:15:52 UTC 2012

With apologies for cross posting.

Dear All,

In 2011, The Plateau Cultural Heritage Protection Group (PCHP, Xining,
China) began a partnership with the World Oral Literature Project (WOLP,
University of Cambridge, UK and Yale University, USA) to archive its
collection of oral traditions (primarily music) from the Tibetan Plateau.

Nineteen collections have so far been posted online, containing nearly 400
audio and video files of oral traditions from across the Tibetan Plateau,
including materials in Namuyi (Namzi), Mi nyag, Lavrung, Naxi, and Pumi. To
our knowledge, this is the largest online archive of oral traditions from
the region.

The PCHP archives are accessible at:
http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/pchpgcollections.html. Summaries
of individual collections and links are below.  Please check back in the
future, as more collections will be added in the coming months.

Sincerely,

Klu rgyal 'bum and Gerald Roche

with support from Libu Lakhi (PCHP), and Mark Turin, Claire Wheeler, and
Eleanor Wilkinson (WOLP)

and funding from USAID, The Bridge Fund, UNESCO, and the Rita and Alex
Hillman Foundation.

*Bkra shis bzang po: Oral Traditions from Mi nyag-Speaking Tibetan Villages
of Nyag rong County*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/bkrashis001.html  *

77 audio files feature weddings, wedding speeches, folktales, folk songs,
riddles, tongue twisters, and local history from Bang smad and Ri sne
Villages, Bang smad Township, Nyag rong County, Dkar mdzes Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

*'Brug mo rgyal: Dkyil 'khor Tibetan Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/dkyilkhor001.html*

A wedding song, three dancing songs, three modern folk songs, and eleven
traditional folk songs recorded by 'Brug mo rgyal in the Tibetan village of
Zhongku Zhase, Wendu Township, Xunhua County, Qinghai Province, PR China.

*Bsod nams rdun mtsho: Pa bru Village Collection*

http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/bsodnamsdungmtsho001.html

This collection contains seven dancing songs collected in Pa bru Village,
Skar ma Township, Chab mdo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China in
June 2007.

*Chen Sihua: Yulong Naxi Collection*

http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/csihua001.html*  *

This collection of Naxi music contains three chants, three folk songs,
three funeral songs, two instrumentals, five love songs, two paeans, two
weddings songs, two welcoming songs, and two working songs that were
collected by Chen Sihua in various locations in Yulong County, Lijiang
City, Yunnan Province, PR China.

*Chos dbyang rdo rje: Zho 'ong dbyis Village Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/chosdbyangrdorje001.html*

Three *mani* songs, three paeans, five love songs, and nine celebratory
songs recorded by Chos dbyang rdo rje in the Tibetan village of Zho 'ong
dbyis, Zho 'ong dbyis Township, Reb gong County, Rma lho Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, Mtsho sngon Province, PR China.

*G.yu** lha: Oral Traditions of Siyuewu Village*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html*

Forty audio and nine video files covering a wide range of genres such as
villagers' life stories, circle-dance songs and performance, local history,
folktales, and interviews. These were recorded from Siyuewu Village, Puxi
Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture,
Sichuan Province, China.

*Gcod pa don 'grub: Dpon ru Village Collection*

http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/gcodpadon'grub001.html

This collection contains one dancing song, one folk song, one mani song,
and twelve paeans collected in Dpon ru Village, Zho 'ong dpyis Township,
Reb gong County, Rma lho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province,
PR China by Gcod pa don 'grub in August 2008.

*Hu Qianma: Wangjiagou Pumi Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/huqianma001.html*

Forty-five audio files include numerous interviews and various genres of
traditional songs recorded by Hu Qianma in the Pumi village of Wangjiagou,
Jinmian Township, Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, PR China.

Hu Qianma recorded this collection between February 2008 - February 2011

*Klu mo tshe ring: Dpa' sde Village Tibetan Collection*

http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/klumotshering001.html

This collection contains two folk songs and one mani song collected in Dpa'
sde Village, Rdo sbis Township, Ya rdzi County, Haidong Region, Qinghai
Province, PR China by Klu mo tshe ring.

*Lha mo 'tsho: Dkyil 'khor Bar skor Village (A) Tibetan Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/lhamotsho001.html*

This collection contains four folk songs and sixteen love songs collected
in Dkyil 'khor Bar skor Village, Bis mdo Township, Ya rdzi County, Haidong
Region, Qinghai Province, PR China by Lha mo 'tsho in October 2007.

*Lung rtogs dge 'dzin: Baji Village Namuyi Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/lungrtogsdgedzin001.html*

Five songs (two folk songs and three wedding songs) collected in Baji
Village, Lianhe Township, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous
Prefecture, Sichuan Province, PR China. All songs are in Namuyi language.

*Me lha: Ra skor Village Collection*

http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/melha001.html

This collection contains four folk songs collected in Ra skor Village,
Khyung mchu Town, Khyung mchu County, Rnga ba Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, Sichuan Province, PR China by Me lha in February 2007.

*Rdo rje rgyal: Dkar yol nang Village Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/rdorjergyal001.html*

Nine paeans and one song of prayer song recorded by Rdo rje rgyal in the
Tibetan village of Dkar yol nang Village, Khams ra Town, Gcan tsha County,
Rma lho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PR China.

*Sgrol dkar skyid: Sitaigou Village Tibetan Collection*

*http://oralliterature.org/collections/sgroldkarskyid001.html*

One debating song, one milking song, one wedding song, and five folk songs
recorded by Sgrol dkar skyid in the Tibetan village of Sitaigou,
Tanshanling Town, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City, Gansu
Province.

*Sgrol ma lha skyid: Thar rgyas Village Tibetan Collection*

http://oralliterature.org/collections/sgrolmalhaskyid001.html

This collection contains two biographical songs, three dancing songs, three
folk songs, one speech, seven weddings songs, and two welcoming songs
collected in Tha rgyas Village, Rtsa zhol Township, Mol gro gung dkar
County, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China in June 2007.

*Sha bo don 'grub rdo rje and Skald bang skyid: Ya ri a bsod Collection*

http://oralliterature.org/collections/shabodon'grubrdorje_skaldbangskyid001.html

This collection contains fourteen songs collected in the grasslands of Amdo
(northeast Tibet) in the area where Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces
meet. The songs represent various genres, and were all composed by Ya ri a
bsod, an itinerant bard, in the early twentieth century.

*Snying dkar skyid: Stag rig Oral Literature*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/snying001.html*

Fifteen audio files, covering a variety of oral literature genres,
collected in Stag rig Village in Khri ka County, Mtsho lho Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, in 2009.

*Tshe ring bsam ’grub: Stong skor Village Tibetan Collection*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/tsheringbsamgrub001.html*

Six folk songs recorded by Tshe ring bsam 'grub in 2006 in Stong skor
Village, Mgo mang Town, Mang ra County, Mtsho lho Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PR China.

*Zla ba sgrol ma: Oral Literature of the Sman shad Valley*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/zlaba001.html*

The recordings are from the Sman shad Valley of Sde dge County, Dkar mzdes
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and were recorded October- November 2009.
They include over forty audio files including several folk song genres,
folktales, and local history.

Additional collections from the Tibetan Plateau can also be found at the
WOLP website:

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/rgrub002.html*

*http://oralliterature.org/collections/hmingzong001.html*

*http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/kbum001.html*

*http://oralliterature.org/collections/ydhondup001.html*

Gerald
http://gjroche.weebly.com/
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