The Plateau Music Project

Here we present three different religious songs recorded by three project members from different Tibetan areas. (a) Sgrol ma Lha skyid recorded her songs in June 2007 in Tha rgyas Village, Rtsa zhol Township, Mol gro gung dkar County, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region. (b) Huqian Ma made recordings on the 19th February 2008 in Wanjiagou Village, Jinmian Township, Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. (c) Bsod nams Dung mtsho made her recordings in 2007 in Bazhu village, Gama Township, Changdu County, Lhasa City.- Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Golden Palace (Mozhugongka)

Friends from Far Away (Ninglang)

Untitled (Changdu)

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Three project members, Blo bzang ngag dbang, Tshering bsam ‘grub, and Phyllis(Hu Qian Ma), have recorded wedding songs from three different Tibetan areas. Blo bzang ngag dbang’s recording was made on the July 2nd 2008 in Chenie Village, Jiantang Township, Shangri-la County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, PR China. Tshering bsam ‘grub made his recording on February 6th 2006 in Stong skor Village, Mgo mang Town, Mangra (Guinan) County, Mtsho lho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PRC. Phyllis’s recording was made on February 2nd 2008 in Wangjiagou Village, Jinmian Township, Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, PR China.

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Untitled (Shangri-la)

Everyone Listen to me, the Singer Will Sing (Guinan)

Leading a New Way (Ninglang)

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Track 01 (Jone)

Track 02 (Jone)

Track 03 (Jone)

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Rdo rje rgyal has recorded these songs in Dkar lung Tibetan Village, Khams ra Township, Gcan tsha County, Rma lho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PRC. On August 7th 2008, he recorded ten songs, including praising songs and wishing song. Below are three samples of his songs:

The White Lion Poises Majestically  (Jianzha)

The Uplands are the Nomads’ Areas  (Jianzha)

There are Two Deer upon the High Mountain.  (Jianzha)

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Stumble it!

Tags: education, endangered, Jianzha, music, Plateau, preservation, songs, Tibet, Tibetan,  traditional culture,

Project member ‘jigs med bzang po recorded these songs in four Tibetan villages: Thang long, Brag mda’, Go’u yis, and Rdu ma villages in Nyin mo Township, Brag mgo County, Dkar mdzes Prefecture, Sichuan Province, PRC. He recorded a total of nineteen songs, including dancing, herding, working, and wedding songs.

Burn bsang on the top of mountains  (Luhuo)

Natural Ornament  ( Luhuo)

My Homeland in Rdza chu kha  (Luhuo)

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Tags: education, endangered, Luhuo, music, Plateau, preservation, songs, Tibet, Tibetan,  traditional culture,

Project member Skyod pa skyabs recorded these songs in Dpon ru Tibetan Village, Zho ‘ong Township, Reb gong County, Rma lhao Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PRC. During July 2008, he recorded sixteen songs, including praise and play songs.

Snow Mountain Built as if a Stupa of Glass (Tongren)

The Upper, Middle, and Lower Valleys (Tongren)

The Jo bo Shakyamuni is in Lhasa (Tongren)

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During August 2008 Pad ma rdo rje recorded these songs in Rdza stod Township, (Khrid ‘dud County, Yul shul Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PR China). He recorded fourteen songs, which fell into folk, work, love, and religious song genres. Here we present three of those genres: religious, love, and working.

Ka rma pa Tea Offering (Khrid ‘dud County)

Building Song (Khrid ‘dud County)

Think of… (Khrid ‘dud County)

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Melha recorded these songs during February 2007 in Rega Village, Hongyuan County, Aba prefecture, Sichuan Province, PR China. Please click on the three highlighted samples to listen and see the details:

Thunderous Dragon Sounds on the Top of Rma Rgyal Mountain (Hongyuan County)

Strong Horse (Hongyuan County)

White Little Sheep Like the Stars in the Sky (Hongyuan County)

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Klumo Tshering recorded these songs in Rdo sbis Township, Xunhua County, Haidong Region, Qinghai Province, PR China. Detailed descriptions are given.

Harvest Song (Xunhua)

Mani Song (Xunhua)

Mislo Padma (Xunhua)

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