Songs from Chab mdo

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Created: 2016-01-27 18:42
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Description: These songs were recorded in Skar ma Village, Chab mdo City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Skar ma Village is an agro-pastoralist community about 1,080 kilometers from Lhasa; all residents are Tibetan. The songs in this collection were recorded in 2007 by Bsod nams dung mtsho, and all were sung by Bsod nams 'byor ldan, a male who, at the time of recording, was in his sixties. Except the first track, all are dancing songs.
 

Media items

This collection contains 8 media items.

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Media items

01. Track 1

   900 views

This song is a mani song.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


02. Track 2

   747 views

This song was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


03. Track 3

   629 views

This song was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


04. Track 4

   629 views

This song is titled ‘Little Bird’, and was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


05. Track 5

   630 views

This song is entitled ‘Great Valley’.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


06. Track 6

   625 views

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


07. Track 7

   674 views

This song is entitled, ‘Dancing is Good, Dancing is Wonderful’.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016


08. Track 8

   1,360 views

This song is entitled ‘On Golden Mountain’.

Collection: Songs from Chab mdo

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 11 Feb 2016