Chen Sihua: Yulong Naxi Collection: Yulong Chanting 2, Sumigu

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Description: The vocalist is a dongba religious specialist, and his grandfather, also a dongba, taught him this chant. This chant is performed after a family member has been cremated, in order to purify living family members.
 
Created: 2012-08-31 10:30
Collection: World Oral Literature Project Collections
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: World Oral Literature Project
Keywords: naxi; yunnan; dongba;
Credits:
Director:  Chen Sihua
Actor:  He Xudong
 
Abstract: This collection 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.
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