The Plateau Music Project

 Rta mgrin rgyal  (Zeku County)
Gyang shams rgyal  (Guinan County)
Mgon mtso  (Maqu County)
 
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In January and February of this year, ten project members from ten different counties in four provinces, went to their local communities and recorded 120 endangered minority songs. The total length of these songs is approximately 354 minutes. We believe that it is very important for our members to use their free time to do [...]

Stories About Our Project
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/070629-tibet-music.html
http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/15/musicology_temp_help_for_tibet
Online Collections
http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/music/yariaso/
http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/music/thargyas/
Our Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/TibetanMusicProject
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Luodu Aga is one of our project members from Mianning County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Even though people in his village are classified as Tibetans, they call themselves Namyi, and speak a very different language from Tibetan. We hope you enjoy listening to a sample of Luodu Aga’s recordings.

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Below is a paper in PDF format introducing the Plateau Music Project. There are both English and Chinese versions. The paper outlines our projects history, methods, and achievements. It was written with the hope of inspiring dialog on grass-roots cultural preservation techniques in China and elsewhere.
 

Plateau Music Project (English)
Plateau Music Project (Chinese)

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