Hmong / Hani in Vietnam (KG 2007)
Recorded by Laurent Jeanneau (Kink Gong) with Shi Tanding in Sapa and in San Na Pen and Muong Hum villages in the district of Ba Xat, in December 2007.
Description
The Hani originate from South of China where they now number one and a half million. The Hani of North Vietnam are a much smaller community with only 15,000 people. Some can also be found in Laos and Thailand.
On this cd you can listen to songs of two subgroups of Hani:
- the Flower Hani also called locally Hani Hmong - they use the Hmong language and sing similarly to Hmongs
- the Black Hani who have their distinctive language and singing patterns.
Like for other ethnic groups in this area, the singer reuses a traditional singing patterns while choosing the words that best describe his/her own story. A good art of those songs express tragic lives and strong emotions that bring performers to cry.
On this cd you can listen to songs of two subgroups of Hani:
- the Flower Hani also called locally Hani Hmong - they use the Hmong language and sing similarly to Hmongs
- the Black Hani who have their distinctive language and singing patterns.
Like for other ethnic groups in this area, the singer reuses a traditional singing patterns while choosing the words that best describe his/her own story. A good art of those songs express tragic lives and strong emotions that bring performers to cry.
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