The Plateau Music Project

Praise songs were an integral part of Tibetan folklore and folk art that showed respect for: elders; the environment; such elements of daily life as tea, liquor, and livestock; and religious sites and monuments. This genre can be sung by both man and woman at celebratory gathering, religious activities, and while herding.
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Click here to download Walton’s Song 1
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Walton recorded these songs in his hometown in Qinghai’s Hualong County in the winter of 2008. He said, “Recording these songs was a very difficult but interesting experience for me. The greatest difficulty I faced was getting the singers to sing in [...]

 Click here to download Ring Sned Village Song 1
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Ring sned Village is in Nyag rong County, Dkar mdzes Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The villagers speak a unique language, called Minyak, spoken by only 10,000 people in Dkar mdzes Prefecture. Nyag [...]

Click here to download Sichuan Working Song 1
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Working song may be sung when people are building adobe walls and harvesting. This genre is generally sung antiphonally by men and women, and is found in most Tibetan areas; however, it is most [...]