#3558: Mountain Music

New Sounds | May 4, 2015

Spend some time in the mountains on this New Sounds, with the Chinese group Shanren, from Yunnan Their name translates as “Mountain Men” and inspired the theme of the show. Also, listen to music from the Swiss Alps, represented by the Albins Alpin Quintett, whose record is inspired by the Pilatus-massif in central Switzerland; the tunes are named after various places on the mountain. Then, hear the Chinese pipa player Wu Man blending the sounds of the Appalachian musicians and making it work on tunes like “Old Joe Clark,” or "I’m Going Back To North Carolina," featuring banjo player Lee Knight. Plus, music from the Himalayans, the Sierra Mountains, and the Andes.

PROGRAM #3558– Mountain Music (First aired on 1/27/2014)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir	The Perfect Jewel: Sacred Chants of Tibet	Initiation Ceremony of Guhyasamaja Tantra, excerpt [4:48]	Rykodisc #10626, Reissued on Smithsonian Folkways as part of the Mickey Hart Collection. HRT15022 www.folkways.si.edu
Bachir Attar	The Next Dream	Ceremonies Against the Night of the Devil [4:23]	CMP #CD-57. www.artist-shop.com/cmp
Albins Alpin Quintett	Pilatus-Suite	Heitertannli [5:01]	Altrisuoni #152 www.altrisuoni.com Available at Amazon.com OR Emusic.com
Arkady Shilkloper	Pilatus	Alpine Sketch [4:10]	Boheme #906063. Out of print. Reissued on Jaro Records, available for download via iTunes or Amazon.com
Shanren	Left Foot Dance of the Yi	Left Foot Dance of the Yi [3:53]	TUG CD 1075 www.worldmusic.net
Wu Man & Lee Knight	Wu Man & Friends	I’m Going Back To North Carolina [2:16]	Traditional Crossroads 4329 www.traditionalcrossroads.com
Wu Force	Bandcamp single	Floating [5:33]	http://wuforce.bandcamp.com/track/floating-unreleased-demo
Guamary	Flight of the Condor	Dance of the Flames [4:16]	BBC #22440 Vinyl LP Out of print.
Inti Illimani	Flight of the Condor	Sicuriadas [3:15] Dance of the Quechuas [1:56	BBC #22440 Vinyl LP Out of print, but there's info at www.gamisimonds.com/inti-illimani
Aki Takahashi, piano	Walk in Beauty	Peter Garland: Jornada Del Muerto - The View from Vulture Peak [5:37]	New Albion #052 Available via iTunes of Amazon.com
Eberhard Schoener	Sky Music	Mountain Music, excerpt [2:17]	Kuckuck LP. Reissued as double CD, Kuckuck - #11059 / 12059 www.blacksun.com

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