The Plateau Music Project

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This Milking song is sung by G.yang skyid sgrol ma (b.1935) from Hualang Village, Dongdatan Township, Tianzhu (Dpa ris) Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province. She learned this song from her grandmother and this song can be sung while milk yaks, cows and goats.

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This working song is sung by Bkra shis (b.1938) from Mdzo dge smad ma Township, Hezuo City, Gansu Province. This song is typically sung while a group of people make a wall for a family courtyard.

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This lullaby is sung by G.yang skyid sgrol ma (b.1935) from Hualang Village, Dongdatan Township, Tianzhu (Dpa ris) Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province. She learned this song from her mother. The lyrics of this song are very similar to the lullabies in other parts of A mdo (see other examples for further explanation).

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This song is sung by Tshe ring mtsho from Mani Qigou Village, Dongdatan Township, Tianhu County, Gansu Province; it is sung only at wedding parties.
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This type of song can be found in Tsongkha areas (Tibetan areas around the Huangshui River in northeast Qinghai). This song is sung by Bde skyid and Byang skyid from Tianzhu (Dpa’ ris) County, Gansu Province. The unique thing about this song is that it is sung by two people usually such songs are sung solo.

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Bsod nams mchod brtan (Male, b. 1952) sung this song, a form of chanting which he stated was some 900 years old. Locals believe that chanting this song protects them from misfortune and bad luck.

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This song was sung by Blo bsang (b.1965) and explains that after getting married, a husband and wife should respect each other and treat one another well.

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Bsod nams mchod brtan (Male, b. 1952) sung this song, a form of chanting which he stated was some 900 years old. Locals believe that chanting this song protects them from misfortune and bad luck.