Laurent Jeanneau - Music of Northern Laos

Release Date:09/21/2018;Notes:Music of Northern Laos, subtitled Provinces of Luang Namtha et Phongsaly. One part of Akuphone's collection of Laotian music. Includes liner notes in English, French, and Japanese and a download code. Akuphone presents a collection of recordings of various musical practices from the Laotian provinces of Champasak, Attapeu, Sekong, Saravan, Luang Namtha and Phongsaly. These documents are a perfect introduction to the traditional music of South Laos minority groups. Popular modern music is widely spread but visitors are barely ever exposed to ancient acoustic practices from villages. As a matter of fact, mouth organs of various sizes exist among the Hmong and Bit as well as amazing vocal techniques among the Lantene, Ahka, or Khmu who combine simultaneous singing and flute notes. This collection also compels one to discover the Brao gongs, the Triang bamboo flutes, the Lao, Ta Oy, Alak, OI, Pacoh, or Nyaheun mouth organs as well as the powerful singing accompanying these instruments. Caught on the spot, these outstanding testimonies were collected between 2006 and 2013 by Laurent Jeanneau, aka Kink Gong. Through his researches, this self-taught ethnologist has gradually become one of the specialists of the field, building up a collection of complete and fascinating sound archives which contribute documenting parts of this immaterial heritage. Music of Southern and Northern Laos brings some light on a region of South East Asia still largely unknown from the general audience as well as the recently reborn ethnographic musical industry. This compilation will delight both molam/khene lovers and beginners unused to South East Asian sounds;Track List:1. Una Città Che Si Chiama Roma (2:40);2. Rimpatriata (2:20);3. Ritorno A Casa (0:48);4. La Periferia (0:49);5. I Balordi (1:53);6. Lo Sceriffo (1:56);7. Una Vita Ai Margini (0:54);8. Qui Comando Io (2:03);9. Combattimento Cani (1:06);10. Fabio E Anna (1:02);11. Viaggio Dalla Periferia Al Centro (1:09);12. Pensieri E Illusioni (1:46);13. Una Droga Nuova (2:03);14. Un Cane Da Sacrificare (0:58);15. Effetti Della Droga (2:02);16. Ferimento E Combattimento Cani (1:13);17. Morte Black E Incubo (0:57);18. Droga Spaccio E Desolazione (1:11);19. Roma È Un'enorme Torta (0:39);20. Solitudine Del Commissario (1:51);21. Sceriffo E Claudio (1:08);22. Allucinazioni Sonore (2:05);23. Esecuzione Dello Sceriffo (2:04);24. Ricordo Dello Sceriffo (1:47);25. Ricordi Spezzati (2:10);26. Minacce E Stupro (4:16);27. Funerale Per Un Cane (2:48);28. Ribellione (0:35);29. Nuovi Effetti Della Droga (0:36);30. Quasi Un Duello (2:18);31. Preparativi Della Tortura (0:58);32. Pugile In Gabbia (1:45);33. Perdono Disatteso (2:52);34. Ti Saluta Anna (L'evirazione) (1:09);35. Valse Macabre (2:25);36. Adesso Tocca A Me (1:03);37. Ultimo Atto (5:02);38. Lettera Dall'aldilà (2:36);39. Un Bacio D'amore (2:34)