Songs from Chab mdo
These songs were recorded in Skar ma Village, Chab mdo City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Skar ma Village is an agro-pastoralist community about 1,080 kilometers from Lhasa; all residents are Tibetan. The songs in this collection were recorded in 2007 by Bsod nams dung mtsho, and all were sung by Bsod nams 'byor ldan, a male who, at the time of recording, was in his sixties. Except the first track, all are dancing songs.
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| Track # | Title | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Track 1 | 0.26 | This song is a mani song. File Size: 323 kb |
| 02 | Track 2 | 2.27 | This song was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women. File Size: 1.7 MB |
| 03 | Track 3 | 1.52 | This song was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women. File Size: 1.31 MB |
| 04 | Track 4 | 1.50 | This song is titled ‘Little Bird’, and was traditionally sung antiphonally between teams of men and women. File Size: 1.29 MB |
| 05 | Track 5 | 1.29 | This song is entitled ‘Great Valley’. File Size: 1.04 MB |
| 06 | Track 6 | 0.57 | File Size: 685 kb |
| 07 | Track 7 | 2.42 | This song is entitled, ‘Dancing is Good, Dancing is Wonderful’. File Size: 1.9 MB |
| 08 | Track 8 | 3.01 | This song is entitled ‘On Golden Mountain’. . File Size: 2.09 MB |
