a r t i s t : VA
t i t l e : Ethnic Minority Music of Northeast Cambodia
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : sublime frequencies
g e n r e : Ethnic
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2007
t r a c k s : 16
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 91,4 MB
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For the first time, here is a recording that documents the
ceremonial animist music from the mysterious tribal villages
of Northeast Cambodia. The Tampoans, Krungs, kavets, Braos,
and Jaraεs of Ratanakiri Province and the Phnongs in
Mondolkiri Province have been living amidst each other in this
region for centuries preserving and expanding their unique
cultural heritage, sometimes at peace and other times in
conflict with one another or with foreign invaders. The music
includes hypnotic gong ensembles, guitar ballads, bamboo
flute, and unique local instrumentation such as the ôGungtengö
and the ôMumö. The superb singing styles and vocals present
throughout are absolutely mesmerizing. These tracks sound like
nothing youÆve heard before, all magnificently documented
transporting the listener into the heart of each performance.
Recorded on location by Laurent Jeanneau over a 2-year period
from 2003-2005 with his revealing liner notes and a detailed
tracklist included within.
(http://www.sublimefrequencies.com)
*** as you can imagine, those kind of compilations are a bitch
to tag. since the actual interpreter is often unknown i chose
to make it a fake-va, so the artist for all tracks is called
"VA". also, there are no real track titles but only
descriptions of the pieces. i used part of that description as
track title. see inlay scans for details.
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01-a brao song [07:00]
02-five old kavet men [05:41]
03-acapella brao female singer [04:01]
04-a jarai melancholic love song [07:14]
05-jeng rieng [02:40]
06-bra ta neul [03:13]
07-five krung men gong players [06:50]
08-acapella krung female singer [02:28]
09-mum [02:15]
10-six phnong gong players [09:05]
11-phnong song [04:23]
12-jum ho [02:09]
13-haet hout [01:05]
14-five tampoan young men gong players and an old female [02:36]
singer
15-gungteng [06:43]
16-proak [02:11]
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69:34 min