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Playlist for October 10, 2004:    
Show Theme:   "Journey to Sichuan and Tibet"
   

Please note, faithful listeners, that we traveled to Sichuan and Tibet in September, which is why we have no playlists for that month. We offer our Abundant Thanks to Fred Wooley who filled in for us.

"This show is dedicated to our very dear daughter, Jenny Chan, who was our host and companion through thick and thin for the first 20 days of this journey"

The show started out with about 10 minutes introduction to the music -  a narrative of some of our observations and experiences while traveling, and collecting this music. Musical background to this narrative:

Rhythms of Autumn, Mysterious Note - Xun  [Starwin Record Co.]

The show continues with 5 tone poems:  music descriptive of landscapes from our travels...
 
Mt Zhumulongma -  Shen Mi De Ya Lu Zang Bu   [Chinese label]
Qinban - Xizang Plateau -  Shen Mi De Lu Zang Bu
Love Snow Mountain -  Shen Mi De Ya Lu Zang Bu
Love Song of Kangding -  Shen Mi De Ya Lu Zang Bu
Return to Lhasa - Shen Mi De Ya Lu Zang Bu
 
After a brief introduction to the Kongpo Region of Eastern Tibet, we continue with three folk selections from tapes of music from the Kongpo Region...which we listened to on the trip...
 
...Followed by 7 selections of folk music from Tibet celebrating the life of the nomadic tribes: their festivals, herds, cycles of Nature, glorious landscape, and abundance of everything wonderful and worth celebrating!  These were transcribed from a Chinese/Tibetan VCD which title translated to "Mother's Hope"...also listened to a LOT on the trip!
 
Next, two selections from the 2 cd set called "Himalayan" from the EMI Taiwan label.
After that, two selections from a Chinese release by 12 Girls Band, and one by a Tibetan pop star whose albums we have seen for several years everywhere in China. Next a cut from the 2 cd set "Graceful Music"  which has a photo of the Potala Palace on it, and is a foreign Sony release.
 
We finished the show with 2 more cuts from "Mysterious Note - Xun": cut 1 "Ruins" and cut 6  "Perplexity". 
 
We regret that we cannot give individual titles to many of these selections, as the labels and liner notes are in both Tibetan and Chinese characters, without English language translations. We have not had had time to work with a translator. If listeners have questions about any of the above music, or of our recent travels; please address your questions to us and we will do our best!
 
Faithfully,
Kitty & Creek

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