Item : Music of the Sherpas U18-U22

Geographic and cultural informations

Location

Tibet

Location details

village de 'gram (xian de Nyalam de la Ville-préfecture de Shigatsé)

Cultural area

tibétaine

Language (ISO norm)

Sherpa

Population / social group

Sherpa

Ethnographic context

Sherpas love music. They dance and sing in groups on festival days. The Sherpa folk music is divided into four forms.
First of all, "Sharbulelu" (singing and dancing). It is the most attractive part of Sherpa traditional Music.Its melody is beautiful and its rhythm is clear. The dancing is elegant and attractive. It is accompanied by mouthorgan.
Secondly, "Jolu" (plaintive songs). It serves as a musical form for man to express his sadness and feeling of missing.
Furthermore, "Chalu" (singing in a sitting position). It is sung at home in daily life.
The last one, "Changselu" (singing at marriage). When performing, it is accompanied by certain rites. Different from the other forms of the Sherpa folk music, its rhythm is not clear and the melody is freer. Besides, it features reciting elements.

"Ji-bu-la", "Thinking the Favor of Parents". "Girls Do not Want to Leave Their Homeland", "Nian-zhe-lu-xie" and "Suo-nan-ba-zha-luo" are the Sherpas' folk songs.

Musical informations

Archiving data

Code

CNRSMH_E_1997_020_042_005

Item number

U18-U22

Remarks

18 吉布拉 ji bu la 2'09
Chant folklorique qui applique l'échelle heptatonique, gamme de gong. Ce chant est dans la catégorie "Sharbulelu".

19 懷念父母 thinking the favor of parents 1'40
Chant sans accompagnement instrumental, dans la catégorie "Jolu".

20 姑娘不願去異國他鄉 girls do not want to leave their homeland 1'16
Chant folklorique qui applique l'échelle heptatonique, souvent accompagné par harmonica.

21 念者魯諧 nian zhe lu xie 3'11
Chant de mariage, "Changselu".

22 索南巴扎羅 suo nan ba zha luo 3'53
Chant folklorique qui applique l'échelle heptatonique, gamme de gong et toujours interprété en improvisation.

Last modification

Dec. 9, 2022, 11:37 a.m.