From China's southwest borders. Vol. 1
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A Video Survey by Li Wei and Zhang Xingrong, Yunnan Arts Institute. Booklets and Translations by Helen Rees. A two-part survey of dances, songs, and instrumental music performed by minorities of Yunnan Province, beautifully recorded by Li Wei and Zhang Xingrong of the Yunnan Art Institute, 1984 to 1999. English translations of Chinese subtitles identifying items, and song texts in the accompanying booklets, are by UCLA Ethnomusicology Professor Helen Rees.
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63 minutes
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Geography
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Alexander Street
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