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- Date Released: May 25, 2004
- Genre: International
- Style: Asia
- Label: World Music Network / IODA
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The Wulu Bunun people of Taiwan specialize in a gloriously subdued style of harmony singing. In fact, their song "Pasibutbut" changed the way Western ethnomusicologists thought about the evolution of harmony. It's included here, a mystical, magical vocal prayer with a coda from David Darling's expressive cello. The vast majority of the pieces here intertwine voice and cello more closely, although there are solo cello pieces ("Wulu Dream" and "Wulu Mist") and pieces just for the singers. Recorded in a valley near the village of Bunun, it's cloaked in ambient natural sounds which blend perfectly alongside Darling's individual playing style and the voices of adults and children. The marriage is close to perfect as the styles complement each other, as on "Bunun Tuza," where Darling simply lets bowed notes hang under the voices. The harmonies themselves are exquisite and without thought, and obviously fire Darling's plentiful imagination. He never adds too much, just what's needed to color and enhance the singing, whether something simple like arpeggios, or even a single note, or decorating with harmonics. The parts themselves are impressive; together they make something wonderful, more than their sum. It may never receive the exposure it deserve, but it's a gem.
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| 01. |  |
Ku-Isa Tama Laug |
2:12 |
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| 02. | |
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi |
2:26 |
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| 03. | |
Mudanin Kata |
1:41 |
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| 04. | |
Manas Kala Muampuk |
3:14 |
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| 05. | |
Malas Tapag |
3:50 |
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| 06. | |
Wulu Dream |
3:35 |
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| 07. | |
Macilumah |
2:43 |
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| 08. | |
Pasibutbut |
8:56 |
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| 09. | |
Mataisah-hik Sagan |
3:08 |
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| 10. | |
Wulu Mist |
3:10 |
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| 11. | |
Bunun Tuza |
3:59 |
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| 12. | |
Sima Cisbug Bav |
4:13 |
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| 13. | |
Malkakiv Malvanis |
3:54 |
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| 14. | |
Wulu Sky |
1:21 |
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| 15. | |
Pis Lai |
8:24 |
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15 Total Tracks, 56:46 Total Length
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Credits
- David Darling - Arranger // David Darling - Arranger // David Darling - Arranger // David Darling - Cello // David Darling - Cello // David Darling - Cello // David Darling - Editing // David Darling - Editing // David Darling - Editing // Mickey Houlihan - Engineer // Mickey Houlihan - Mastering // Mickey Houlihan - Mixing // James Tuttle - Editing // Wei Li - Children's Chorus // Tommy Skarupa - Engineer // Tommy Skarupa - Editing // Tommy Skarupa - Mixing // Valis - Performer // Jon Moon - Mixing // Duncan Baker - Design Coordinator // Apig - Performer // Biug - Performer // Buah - Performer // Che Chien Chang - Children's Chorus // Chih Hsin Chang - Children's Chorus // Chien Hui Chen - Translation // Chin Sheng Chen - Children's Chorus // Guang Da Chen - Project Coordinator // Yun Ju Chen - Children's Chorus // Winter Chiang - Photography // Chien An Chiu - Children's Chorus // Chin Lung Chiu - Children's Chorus // Chun Nan Chiu - Children's Chorus // Chun Yu Chiu - Vocals // Hsin Hsien Chiu - Children's Chorus // Hui Chen Chiu - Children's Chorus // Hui Wei Chiu - Children's Chorus // Meng Hsin Chiu - Children's Chorus // Mu Tsun Chiu - Children's Chorus // Sheng En Chiu - Children's Chorus // Sheng Wei Chiu - Children's Chorus // Dahu - Performer // Sean Fu - Executive Producer // Sean Houlihan - Assistant Engineer // Elaine Hsiung - Translation // Cheng Cheng Hu - Children's Chorus // Chin Niang Hu - Vocals // Chiu Yu Hu - Vocals // Jin Niang Hu - Translation // Elsa Ke - Project Coordinator // Chiao Ying Ku - Children's Chorus // Lanihu - Performer // Roger Li - Assistant Engineer // Sheng Hui Lin - Children's Chorus // En Tien Lu - Children's Chorus
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