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Music Among Ethnic Minorities in Southeast Asia

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In the countries of mainland Southeast Asia there are several ethnic minority groups, particularly in the mountainous inland and in forest areas. There is much variation between the customs of these peoples but it is also possible to see similarities on a metalevel. In this chapter strong traits in the village-based music culture of the ethnic minorities are presented, in some cases on purely historical grounds. These traits are in many cases paralleled in the tradition of the majority peoples. Against this background follows a discussion on musical change and matters of sustainability.

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Appendix: Recordings

Appendix: Recordings

1.1 CDs

  • Baishibai. Songs of the Minority Nationalities of Yunnan. PAN 2038CD (Pan Records, Leiden 1995)

  • Bamboo on the Mountains. Kmhmu Highlanders from Southeast Asia and the United States SFW 4056 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Washington 1999)

  • Karenni. Music from the Border Areas of Thailand and Burma. Pan Records Ethnic Series, PAN 2040CD (Pan Records, Leiden 1994)

  • Music from Vietnam 3. Ethnic Minorities. CAP 21479 (Caprice Records, Stockholm 1995)

  • Music from Vietnam 5. Minorities from the Central Highland and Coast. CAP 21674 (Caprice Records, Stockholm 2003)

  • Music from Villages in Vietnam 1–2. (Vietnamese Institute of Musicology, Hanoi 2009)

  • Music of Laos. Khmou', Oï, Brao, Lao, Phou-noï. Kui, Lola, Akha, Hmong and Lantene traditions. W 260118 (Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris 2004) inedit

  • Vietnam. Music of the Montagnards. CNR 2741085/6 (Le Chant du Monde, Arles 1997)

  • Vietnam Institute for Musicology: Series of CD, VCD and DVD recordings

1.2 LPs

  • Cambodge. Musique ‘‘Samrê'' des Cardamomes recueillie par Jacques Brunet. LD 112 (Disques Alvarès, Paris 1969)

  • Musique des tribus Chinoises du Triangle d'Or. ARN 33535 (Arion, Paris 1980)

  • Musique Mnong Gar du Vietnam. Collection Musée de l'Homme, OCR 80 (Disques Ocora, Paris, recorded in 1958)

  • Musiques du Cambodge des forêts. Anthologie de la Musique des Peuples (1976)

  • Musiques du Viet-Nam. Disques BAM LD 434, n.d.

  • The Protomalayans of Malacca. An anthology of South-East Asian Music, BM 30 L 2563 (Bärenreiter-Musicaphon, Kassel, recorded in 1963)

  • The Negrito of Malacca. An anthology of South-East Asian Music, BM 30 L 2562 (Bärenreiter-Musicaphon, Kassel, recorded in 1963)

  • The Senoi of Malacca. An anthology of South-East Asian Music, BM 30 L 2561 (Bärenreiter-Musicaphon, Kassel, recorded in 1963)

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Lundström, H. (2018). Music Among Ethnic Minorities in Southeast Asia. In: Bader, R. (eds) Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55004-5_50

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