Label: Sublime Frequencies – SF037 Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 2007 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk
Eye-opening field recordings of North Vietnamese tribal areas. Brilliant!!! (NM)
This third volume in a series compiled by Laurent Jeanneau from his continual journeys into the more remote tribal areas of Southeast Asia features field recordings of the Giay, Lu, Red Zao, and Black Hmong peoples from North Vietnam. The five selections presented here by the Red Zao are of an unusual vocal style called “Baozoo”. The Baozoo singing technique can either be a responsive song, or canon singing where a lead singer has his or her words repeated with delay by 1, 2 or 3 singers. We’ve never heard anything quite like it before. The instruments used in other selections include Kheng (Bamboo mouth organ), jew’s harp, bamboo sticks with coins, and the Piem Zat (a reed instrument or oboe affiliated with Baozoo singing). Recorded in and around Sapa, this CD includes an extended track list with added information about each track recorded along with insightful liner notes by Laurent Jeanneau.
Tracklist 1 Kheng 1 2 Kheng 2 3 Song From Bin Lu 4 Chungja 5 Kheng 3 6 Hungao 7 Kheng 4 8 Hungao 2 9 Pain Sing 10 Mien Mouat Zoo 11 Too Pouan Toy Tiemto 12 Moo Mien Zoo 13 Bao Zoo 14 Piem Zat 15 Song In Lao Chai Village
