BAI CEREMONIES YUNNAN CHINA, by KINK GONG 2008

BAI CEREMONIES YUNNAN CHINA

by KINK GONG 2008

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	1.	MIAOHUE praying women 14:30
	2.	MIAOHUE Temple orchestra 10:40
	3.	MIAOHUE praying women 00:25
	4.	MIAOHUE praying women 03:00
	5.	DONGJING orchestra 12:20
	6.	ERHU, FLUTE, SANXIAN 01:55
	7.	ERHU, FLUTE, SANXIAN 03:10
	8.	POST FUNERAL CEREMONY 17:40
	9.	POST FUNERAL CEREMONY 05:29

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BAI CEREMONIES

The Bais are nearly 2 millions, spread around Dali s Erhai lake and Cangshan mountain in west Yunnan. During centuries, they have been influenced by Buddhism, Taoism and various Han music styles.The Bai music can be divided in 2 categories, religious or entertaining.
Cai Cun the village by the Erhai lake in Dali, is the home of lots of musicians and singers, this Bai community is very active in maintaining all kinds of ceremonies and rituals. you can listen to a miaohue a village festival, gathering hundreds of people through the small streets of Cai cun towards a temple where a traditional music ensemble is gathered with string instruments as much as percussions and religious recitation.You can also listen to musicians performing for a new house and a third part with 3 musicians performing for a post funeral ceremony.

Tracks 1 to 4 recorded during a MIAOHUE or village party happening twice a year in april and september in Cai cun village
1 two lines of 10 women each facing each other reciting prayers for their ancestors while hitting small percussions
2 Bai music orkestra performing in a local temple dedicated to Bai gods, not referring to Taoism or Buddhism
3 4 women reciting while hitting small percussions
4 two lines of 8 women each facing each other reciting prayers for their ancestors while hitting small percussions

Tracks 5 to 7 recorded during a ceremony to move in a new home
5 Bai music orkestra
6, 7 Bai trio including a 2 stringed bowed erhu, a flute and a 3 strings plucked sanxian

8, 9 recorded during a post funeral ceremony happening at least 100 days after the person died, performed by 3 men, one is the leader of the ceremony conducting according to a book in Han language and use pairs of cymbals and various percussions with a flute player and an alterning sanxian and reed player.

RECORDED BY LAURENT JEANNEAU & SHI TANDING AROUND DALI YUNNAN CHINA IN APRIL MAY 2008

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released May 22, 2008

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Under the name KINK GONG you find 2 activities, the 1st one is to record ethnic minority music mostly in south-east Asia, the 2nd is to transform, collage, recompose the original recordings into experimental soundscapes.

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