The Rough Guide To The Music Of Yunnan
Various Artists
World Music Network RGNET1421CD
Sometimes the opening cut from a classic album announces its importance like a light being switched on. So it is with that from as Gen Dequan’s ‘Ancient Melody of the Dai gourd pipe’ kicks in, launching this overview of what might just be China’s most musical province. Despite occupying only 4.1 per cent of its total land mass, this geographically
