Song of silver geese
By: Jen Shyu
Contributors: Jade Tongue (Musical group); Mivos Quartet
Published: 2017
Language: mul
Format: [sound recording] /
Subjects: Jazz vocals; Jazz
Description: Sound recording for a multilingual, ritual music drama, sung in 7 languages, rendering ancient text from the Wehali Kingdom of Timor, as well as original texts and modern poetry by the late Taiwanese poet Edward Cheng and Javanese poetry by the late Javanese wayang kulit puppeteer Sri Joko "Cilik" Raharjo.
Notes: Title from disc label.

All compositions and lyrics by Jen Shyu.

Compact disc.

Credits printed on container and on container insert; translations provided on insert.

Produced by Jen Shyu.

Jen Shyu, co-director, vocals, Taiwanese moon lute, Korean gayageum, piano ; with Jade Tongue (Chris Dingman, vibraphone ; Mat Maneri, viola ; Thomas Morgan, bass ; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion ; Anna Webber, flutes ; Dan Weiss, drums) and Mivos Quartet (Jennifer Choi, Erica Dicker, violins ; Victor Lowrie, viola ; Mariel Roberts, cello).

recorded 2016 August 15, Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, NY.

recorded 2016 November 21.

recorded 2016 October 30, Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY.

Sung in Indonesian, Javanese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, Tetum, Korean, English.
Table of contents: title: Door 1: Prologue (Song of Lavan Pitinu) -- (2:10); title: Door 2: World of Java -- (3:34); title: Door 3: Dark road, silent moon -- (4:12); title: Door 4: Sinom Semarangan -- (12:09); title: Door 5: World of Hengchun -- (5:34); title: Door 6: World of Wehali -- (4:57); title: Door 7: World of Ati Batik -- (3:11); title: Door 8: World of Baridegi -- (7:36); title: Door 9: Contemplation-- (5:44).