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Music of the Hani and Yi People

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Last broadcast on Sat, 20 Jun 2009, 15:00 on BBC Radio 3 (see all broadcasts).

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In a programme recorded on location in China, Lucy Duran explores the music of three of the country's 56 different ethnic groups. Featuring the songs of the Hani and Yi people in Yunnan Province. Living high up in the mountains near the borders with Vietnam, Laos and Burma, they make instruments from grass to accompany songs that were born in the world's most spectacular paddy fields.

Rice terraces of Yuanyang said to be the largest and most beautiful in the world

Hani musicians performing in Ar Zha he town in Honghe Couty, Yunnan Province china

Hani Grass instruments

Yi musicians in Ar Zha he

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Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.

  1. Chapter 1

    00:00

    Lucy Duran is in the mountains of the Yunnan Province hearing the traditional music of the Yi people, one of the 55 minorities of China.

  2. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceCha War Hge

    2. --:--

      Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceIndoor Love Song (Evening Music)

    3. --:--

      Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceBBC Recording

  3. Chapter 2

    00:10

    Lucy arrives at a small town in the mountains of Yunnan Province. Lucy finds herself an attraction to the locals who rarely see westerners.

  4. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceWu Chu a ci

  5. Chapter 3

    00:18

    With musicians high in the mountains of Yunnan Province. Lucy talks to them about their instruments (made from leaves) and describes how the different sounds are made.

  6. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceWedding Lament

  7. Chapter 4

    00:28

    Lucy and her guide hear a song and dance performed by the Yi people in Yunnan Province. Lucy talks the province’s geographical significance and its many problems.

  8. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceSong and Dance

    2. --:--

      Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan ProvinceHani Festival Song

  9. Chapter 5

    00:36

    Lucy in the capital of Yunnan with professor Zhang, a leading expert on the music of the Yunnan.

  10. Chapter 6

    00:42

    Lucy and her guide, Anxi, are on the road to their next destination, Shi Ping. Lucy reflects on changes in Yunnan and Anxi tells her about the local speciality of tofu.

  11. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branchUntitled Dance

    2. --:--

      Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branchCircle Dance of Joy

  12. Chapter 7

    00:53

    Lucy reflects on the people and music she has heard in the Yunnan Province. She expresses her concern over the threat that modern Chinese life poses to the continuation of the musical culture.

  13. Music Played

    1. --:--

      Hani MusiciansWu chu a ci

Broadcasts

  1. Sat 14 Jun 2008
    15:00
  2. Sat 20 Jun 2009
    15:00

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