Hmong songs of memory
Subtitle: traditional secular and sacred Hmong music : essays, images, and film
By: Victoria Vorreiter
Publisher: Resonance Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Thailand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780998123905; 9780998123912
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Hmong (Asian people); Music; Social life and customs; Hmong Songs; Civilization
Other titles: Traditional secular and sacred Hmong music :
Description: Explores Hmong vocal and instrumental musical heritage along with Hmong beliefs, traditions, and rituals. Set against a rural backdrop of small, remote villages in northern Laos and Thailand, the 75-min. film (in Hmong and English) offers an intimate look at Hmong secular and sacred music in the context of traditional daily life; includes performances of cycles-of-life pieces and a full shamanic healing ceremony.
Notes: Accompanied by ethnographic film (Hmong songs of memory) filmed, edited, researched, and directed by Victoria Vorreiter.

Includes bibliographical references (page 266).

In English.