TSP Saturday February 28, 2015 / Mu Qian's Field Recordings: Music of Chinese Minorities

Listener comments!

6:19pm Jean Railla:

Great playlist Rob!

6:24pm Rob W:

Thanks Jean, good evening everyone!

6:25pm will:

Wow starting out with a bang Rob and we sure dig it out here in Pawtucket.

6:29pm chicken:

Happy happy happy

6:45pm ifny:

What was the song just playing with the woman singing? Was that Luzmila Carpio? My mind is officially blown.

6:52pm ifny:

I listened to the last set via my mobile and desktop simultaneously. There's a slightly greater micro lag on my mobile so they're syncopating quite nicely. It's quite the experience. I recommend!

6:56pm Rob W:

ifny, that was probably the Luzmila Carpio: remix track by El Remolon.

7:13pm ifny:

@Rob W Thanks.

7:16pm maestroso:

Loving this show Rob!

7:17pm Rob W:

Thanks Maestroso. Get ready, we're about to shift gears a bit!

7:39pm Hel:

One of your best Rob! Fascinating interview and 'Hershut Hero' is such an earthy, riveting yet mesmerizing piece.

7:42pm Rob Weisberg:

Thanks Hel!

7:46pm Dave in Cleveland:

Reeeally great show tonight, sir.
Thank you to Mr. Mu Qian!!

7:47pm Rob Weisberg:

Thank you Dave in Cleveland and yes, massive thanks to Mu QIan!

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7:48pm slugluv1313:

FASCINATING show, beautiful music -- thank you, Rob!

7:50pm Rob W:

Thanks slugluv

7:52pm Hel:

Ditto Dave! Many thanks to Mr Mu QIan. Envisioning a musical collaboration with Wardruna in Norway, that would be excellent.

7:56pm Rob W:

Hel, you know there was a pretty amazing collaboration between Dong Chinese Singers and Norwegian musicians a few years ago - check out www.cdroots.com... .

8:07pm Hel:

Thanks Rob. I did not know about that but not surprised as the Norwegian music, art and culture is extremely progressive. I'm not Norwegian- just half Danish and a huge fan of the Norwegian rock & metal music scene. Getting more into world & indigenous music thanks to you Rob.

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8:16pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Very interesting program tonight, Rob.

8:20pm Hel:

Can't help but hear the ancient crossing of paths between these two cultures through this beautiful song. That was awesome!

2:57pm KK:

I faved Mu Qian's recordings as much for the exposition as the songs themselves. It's weirdly validating to hear his perspectives on the commonalities of folk music, coming from a researcher. His description of the "Embroidering The Purse" tradition is really interesting to me - not just on a cultural level but it's also very pertinent to evolutionary biology; you can witness similar patterns of song variation in other musical animals and study how it affects survival and speciation. That's also interesting but not as fun. But anyway, really that whole segment was cool, great episode!