Mudanin Kata

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This one-of-a-kind collaboration matches field recordings of the Wulu Bunun's ancient a capella songs with the modern ambient leaning music of cellist David Darling, who took the present-day field recordings and added musical accompaniment to the songs for the first time. Darling does a masterful job merging his moody studio-recorded string arrangements into the polyphonic singing of this indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Of particular note is the song "Pasibutbut," which is reputed to be inspired by the sound of humming bees. While most of the songs are a simple folk tunes about everyday life, this one starts out with a singer hitting a low sustained note with others coming in at intervals to create eight-part harmony that goes on for several minutes. Sometimes Darling structuring the songs, which may only have a single verse, adding instrumental breaks, but on the above song he comes in at the top, finishing off the song in the same circular polyphony with which it was started. –-Tad Hendrickson

Product Description
Mudanin Kata unites singers from the Wulu Bunun people of Taiwan with the sumptuous sounds of cello pioneer David Darling, to create a striking reinterpretation of an ancient tradition. David Darling – a Grammy nominated and classical trained cellist – creates his own place within the distinctive eight-part harmonic singing of the Wulu Bunun. Interwoven around a range of singing styles, he melds his unique style of playing to produce an album of intricate and beautiful sounds.

Mudanin Kata,David Darling & the Wulu Bunun,Riverboat,Contemporary Instrumental,Int'l & World Music,Jazz,Pop

Average customer rating: The sound from the heaven and the soil Great revelation of an isolated cultural group....... Amazing harmony... Amazing Stunningly Beautiful

Mudanin Kata David Darling & the Wulu Bunun Manufacturer: Riverboat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: The River Eight String Religion Dark Wood Volta Ys ASIN: B00022MBNA Release Date: 2004-06-21

Tracks:

1. Ku-Isa Tama Laug
2. Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi
3. Mudanin Kata
4. Manas Kala Muampuk
5. Malas Tapag
6. Wulu Dream
7. Macilumah
8. Pasibutbut
9. Mataisah-hik Sagan
10. Wulu Mist
11. Bunun Tuza
12. Sima Cisbug Bav
13. Malkakiv Malvanis
14. Wulu Sky
15. Pis Lai

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This one-of-a-kind collaboration matches field recordings of the Wulu Bunun's ancient a capella songs with the modern ambient leaning music of cellist David Darling, who took the present-day field recordings and added musical accompaniment to the songs for the first time. Darling does a masterful job merging his moody studio-recorded string arrangements into the polyphonic singing of this indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Of particular note is the song "Pasibutbut," which is reputed to be inspired by the sound of humming bees. While most of the songs are a simple folk tunes about everyday life, this one starts out with a singer hitting a low sustained note with others coming in at intervals to create eight-part harmony that goes on for several minutes. Sometimes Darling structuring the songs, which may only have a single verse, adding instrumental breaks, but on the above song he comes in at the top, finishing off the song in the same circular polyphony with which it was started. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

Mudanin Kata unites singers from the Wulu Bunun people of Taiwan with the sumptuous sounds of cello pioneer David Darling, to create a striking reinterpretation of an ancient tradition. David Darling - a Grammy nominated and classical trained cellist - creates his own place within the distinctive eight-part harmonic singing of the Wulu Bunun. Interwoven around a range of singing styles, he melds his unique style of playing to produce an album of intricate and beautiful sounds.

Customer Reviews:

The sound from the heaven and the soil.......2007-07-19

This is the best CD of Taiwanese original inhabitant I have evern listened. I am so touched by the music and the simple and beautiful lyrics, which are not existing in modern society. Tribal people live together and sing and dance together in the mountains from generation to generation. And David Darling's cello is beautifully involved in Bunun tribe.

I love especially the second and 8th songs, they are just amazingly beautiful. Fantastic! Thanks a lot to them!

Great revelation of an isolated cultural group..............2007-01-06

This CD is a must for anyone interested in the music of different cultures. It is wonderful to hear the amazing singing of an isolated group of peoples...the clarity of their tone and harmonies is beautiful, and the accompanying cello work is as always outstanding...David enhances the singing, bringing voice and instrument, East and West together yet allows their music to shine through and take center stage. I thank everyone who made this CD possible.

Amazing harmony..........2006-11-11

It's the kind of harmony I've never heard of, leading you into several different worlds as far as your imagination goes.

Amazing.......2005-04-13

David Darling has done an amazing job of enhancing the traditional songs of the Wulu Bunun with his cello accompaniment. The music of the Wulu Bunun is valuable in itself but may be less accessible to Western ears. Darling's cello, however, does nothing to detract from the singers' music, and instead only supports the inherent beauty of the songs. While the attempts to blend Western and non-Western traditional music can sometimes produce scary results, in this case, the result is sublime.

Stunningly Beautiful.......2004-08-21

Heard this cd on NPR... went and bought it. Amazing. Just beautiful... Darling's cello serves, somehow, miraculously, to lift the voices of the indiginous people even higher, rather than to overpower and drown them out.

This is one of those cd's that helps illustrate the addage that music truly is the global human language.

Bravo, Mr. Darling.

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