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Professor Lan Lan Wang draws us into the world of the Yunnan peoples, one of China's largest ethnic minorities, and sheds light on the challenges they face as they struggle to preserve their musical traditions in the face of globalization. Numerous examples of the music in question are heard in the piece.
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Professor Lan Lan Wang draws us into the world of the Yunnan peoples, one of China's largest ethnic minorities, and sheds light on the challenges they face as they struggle to preserve their musical traditions in the face of globalization. Numerous examples of the music in question are heard in the piece.
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"Singing and dancing is very much a part of indigenous people's lives. Unlike us in America, we just work, work in front of the computer, and the work is separate from life. But for them, because of the nature around them and the way their life is, therefore their art is intertwined with life itself.
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I am Lan Lan Wang. I am a professor of dance at Connecticut College. The troupe's name is Yunnan Indigenous Musicians and Dancers. Yunnan is situated in the southwest corner of China. It's mountainous. From the high altitude of over 10,000 feet, sloping down to approximately 100 feet. In this land there are four major rivers. And throughout the history, the indigenous people have lived in this area, they have been isolated from the outside world.
MUSIC --UP FULL THEN FADE AND LEAVE UNDER
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Dee Hopton
Posted on August 27, 2007 at 12:19 PM | Permalink
Review of Endangered Chinese Music
Beautiful singing although quite difficult my ear to adjust to. Brings me to the place! Academic strikes a refreshing note...