#2765: New Sounds of the Lunar New Year

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

To celebrate Lunar New Year, we'll hear an assortment of works from China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and other countries in the region that mark this annual holiday. Listen to works from David Mingyue Liang, Mei Han, Min Xiao-Fen, and much more. Happy Year of the Tiger!

PROGRAM #2765, Music for Lunar New Year (First aired on Thursday, 2-7-08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Min Xiao-Fen	Spring, River, Flower, Moon, Night	Han Palace Autumn Moon [7:30]	Asphodel #0974** www.asphodel.com*
The Music of Vietnam	Volume 1.1	Pham Yan Ty: Doc Con Xa [4:00]	Celestial Harmonies #19903 (3 CDs) www.harmonies.com*
Egschiglen	Gobi	Son of Praise To Altai and Changaj [5:00]	Dunya #8005, out of print, but try HMV.co.uk
Mei Han	Outside The Wall	John Oliver: Purple Lotus Bud [18:00]	Za #12 www.asza.com
Korean Kayagum Music	Sanjo	Minsok P’unru [8:30]	King #5144 (Japanese label) Also released under World Music Library, and available on Amazon.com*
Tyler Ramsey	A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea	Chinese New Year [2:30]	Echo Mountain Records Download from Amazon.com or Emusic.com

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