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Cultural Sounds: The Spirit of Vietnam > FOLK MUSIC OF SOME ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM

CULTURAL SOUNDS: THE SPIRIT OF VIETNAM

- CD2
- FOLK MUSIC OF SOME ETHNIC MINORITIES
  IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM
- The Central Highlands include five provinces: Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Đắc Lắc, Đắc Nông, and Lâm Đồng. This place is the residence of many ethnic minorities speaking two languages, Mon-Khmer and Malayo Polinesian. Ba na, Xê đăng, Mnông, and Xtiêng speak Mon-Khmer while Ê đê, Gia rai, and Raglai speak Malayo Polinesian. Local people in the Central Highlands have a very rich treasure of folk music. In religious festivals, music plays a significant role. The instruments such as gongs, after being played in festivals, are stored. They are considered sacred instruments and the properties that reflect the wealth of a family. In addition to religious music, folk music for daily life is equally as rich and includes music for love exchange, music played on fields, or music played in community houses. Indigenous people of the Central Highlands have innate musical talent. It is supposed that every person can become a singer and an instrumentalist. They are able to make instruments skillfully from bamboo, leaves, and stones, and they can perform music naturally, simply, and purely. The CD, called Folk music of some ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands, Vietnam, introduces some folk musical acts performed in daily life. These acts were recorded between 1977 and 1978 (track 1, 5, 11) and between 1997 and 1998 (the rest of tracks) and performed by local folk artists from ethnic minorities Ê đê, Gia rai, Xê đăng, Mnông, and Ba na in the Central Highlands.

SOUND LIST
1	Buffalo-stabbing festival day (Solo of the t’rưng) Performer: A Noi Ethnic minority: Xê đăng - Long Hi village, Tê Xăng commune, Đắc Tô district, Kon Tum province Time of audio-recording: October 28, 1977 Collector: Kpa Y Lăng	02'16"
2	Klei pe quanh tlam (On the way) -Solo of the b’roh Performer: Y Huat Niê Ethnic minority: Ê đê - Cư M’gar commune, Cư M’gar district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: May 15, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	05'50"
3	Pơ Ro Yan Ba Dum (Congratulate the ripen rice in October) -Solo of the Ala flute Performer: Y Bâng Ethnic minority: Gia rai Măng Yang district, Gia Lai province - Time of audio-recording: March 28, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	02'50"
4	Howk Truh Boh Tro Bla -Solo of the đing buốt Performer: N Yơm Niê Ethnic minority: Ê Đê - Ê A Tul commune, Cư M’gar district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: May 1, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	04'26"
5	Khắp nách(Receiving guests in the twining occasion) - Singing with nung pa bil accompaniment Performers: H’Sach (singing), Y Chắc (playing nung pa bil) Ethnic minority: Mnông Gar - J’răng village, Krong Nô commune, Lắc district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: October 13, 1998 Collector: Phạm Minh Hương	03'17"
6	Ê wa a ngin (Worshipping rice) -Ensemble of the cing kram Performers: The folk artist group Ethnic minority: Ê đê Kpa - Ko Sier village, Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: October 16, 1998 Collector: Đặng Hoành Loan	02'10"
7	Pơ Yan Ba Đum Gô Rêch (Chasing birds that destroyed crops) -Solo of the t’rưng Performer: Y Byơh Ethnic minority: Ba na - Măng Yang district, Gia Lai province Time of audio-recording: April 2, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	03'06"
8	Deh Dam Ena ciêng(Men and women play when they are happy) - Solo of the đinh tác ta Performer: Y Bla Mlô Ethnic minority: Ê Đê -Ê A Kpal commune, Cư M’gar district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: April 22, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	02'42"
9	Expressing love to the lover at night -Solo of the ng’ngóc Performer: Y Chăr Ethnic minority: Mnông Gar - Krong Nô commune, Lắc district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: October 13, 1998 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	03'44"
10	The confidence between man and woman Performer: Rơ Chăm Lết Ethnic minority: Gia rai - Y A Mnong commune, Cư Pal district, Gia Lai province Time of audio-recording: January 4, 1977 Collector: Kpa Y Lăng	01'49"
11	J âng oh (Lullaby) -Solo of the n’nung tere Performer: Y Mbieng Ethnic minority: Mnông Gar - Krong village, Krong Nô commune, Lắc district, Đắc Lắc province Time of audio-recording: October 13, 1998 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	02'09"
12	Gô me tanh brai (Lullaby) -Singing with ting ning accompaniment Performers: Y Bygh (singing and playing the ting ning) Y Bâng (the ting ning) and Y Tư (the ting ning) Ethnic minority: Ba na - Ha Ra commune, Măng Yang district, Gia Lai province Time of audio-recording: October 11, 1998 Collector: Phạm Minh Hương	04'35"
13	Finding a deer -Solo of the goong Performer: Ksor Niu Ethnic minority: Gia Rai - Rút 1 village, Y A Der commune, I A Grai district, Gia Lai province Time of audio-recording: March 22, 1997 Collector: Tạ Quang Động	02'46"