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Sound Field
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Приєднався 7 січ 2019
Sound Field is a music education series that explores the music theory, production, history and culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles. Pop, classical, rap, jazz, electronic music, folk, country and indigenous music - we’ll cover it all and highlight the connections between genres. Hosted by accomplished musicians and music teachers Arthur “LA” Buckner, Linda Diaz and Nahre Sol each episode will be a unique combination of musical performance and video essay explainers.
Produced by Twin Cities PBS for PBS Digital Studios.
Produced by Twin Cities PBS for PBS Digital Studios.
What Makes Hmong Folk Singing So Hard to Learn?
Hmong folk singing is an ancient tradition that dates back thousands of years. In this episode of SoundField, host Arthur "LA" Buckner delves into the world of Hmong folk singing in Minneapolis with artists Tiffany and Gaosong.
This episode highlights the deep historical roots of Hmong musical traditions that originated in China and migrated through Southeast Asia to America after the Secret War. We explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj, which are performed and cherished at community gatherings like the Hmong New Year and weddings.
Tiffany shares her personal journey with lug txaj, a style she learned in her childhood. She explains its role beyond entertainment-as a vehicle for education and discreet communication within the Hmong community, where direct conversation about sensitive topics is often avoided. Gaosong tells of her initial dreams of pop stardom and how she grew to appreciate the complexity and beauty of kwv txhiaj, influenced by her classical music training and her mother, a master of the genre.
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We like music. You like music. Let’s break it down. Sound Field is a PBS Digital Studios web series produced by Twin Cities PBS. #SoundFieldPBS
This episode highlights the deep historical roots of Hmong musical traditions that originated in China and migrated through Southeast Asia to America after the Secret War. We explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj, which are performed and cherished at community gatherings like the Hmong New Year and weddings.
Tiffany shares her personal journey with lug txaj, a style she learned in her childhood. She explains its role beyond entertainment-as a vehicle for education and discreet communication within the Hmong community, where direct conversation about sensitive topics is often avoided. Gaosong tells of her initial dreams of pop stardom and how she grew to appreciate the complexity and beauty of kwv txhiaj, influenced by her classical music training and her mother, a master of the genre.
Jazz Drummer Learns Japanese Taiko Drumming
ua-cam.com/video/PYadebYMyUA/v-deo.html
Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► tinyurl.com/SoundFieldPBS
We like music. You like music. Let’s break it down. Sound Field is a PBS Digital Studios web series produced by Twin Cities PBS. #SoundFieldPBS
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Wow this art requires a lot of mental power. So cool.
Heeeeyyy!!!! I grew up in St. Paul Minneapolis!!! I had so many Hmong friends growing up 😊
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Loved learning about this culture, thank you <3
One thing K-Pop doesn’t seem to do is actually use Korean traditional and classical music like Indian pop does.
they need to study the Hmong Chinese style too if they want to revive it for the next Hmong American generation; because they kept it more to it's roots over there and still use it unlike us in the USA. Here's a video of how they sound over there, in this link: ua-cam.com/video/GPe6iQLeL6c/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Kuv
1:12 okkay blooodddddd
Que viva! 🪘
HERE FOR ALL OF THIS. 💐❤️✊
This is a whole universe of music I didn’t even know about 😮
The singer has such a beautiful voice. Does anyone know if she has any recordings
I still have my dad’s cassette of this album
Great idea ruined by terrible camera work… PBS really?
It's so cool to hear the different styles. Even without putting a name to them, I can recognize that they have a distinct sound just growing up listening to these. Thanks for sharing us!
Omg so beautiful. I am Enthic Khmer.
Support you girls and guys.. go hmong girls/ guys. Proud to be who you are.
8:36 - A Korean-American songwriter asking a white songwriter about how to make her music sound more like K-pop is peak irony.
As a Hmong person, they’re right! The dialect or form of language for lack of word used in the folk singing is different and hard to understand for the untrained ears. I can pick up a few words here and there but don’t know exactly what they’re saying word for word.
Amazing!
Appreciate the recognition, sound field! You guys should learn about how we play our traditional instruments.
omg i hate these old ppl songs.................
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Yeah even alot of young folks can’t understand kwv txhiaj. I def applaud you if you know this art form.
This language sounds like Native American songs. What’s the relationship and which one are the same or have the same melody?
Unrelated to any Native languages. Hmong languages is part of the Miao-Yao (Hmong Mien in the West). It's indegenious to the Southwest China originally before spreading to Southeast Asia some 300 or so years ago.
Tiffany, you are inspiring. The poetry is beautiful in those songs. Thank you for keeping our traditions alive and sharing with the world. (I see my mom in the pics, thanks)❤
I'm so glad that you explained both white and moob leeg. They also differ very differently. Moob thai also have their own version of it too.
This is my intro video to your channel and I definitely appreciate it, the respect and effort you gave it. Also Tiffany sound like the OGs, amazing.
It sounds like Thai folk singing was inspired by the hmong people's. The shifts between tones is so alike! I love it!
Thank you so much for this. <3
Ho-Chunk person here (indigenous to Wisconsin); I love the recognizable melodies of the tunes (they remind me almost of regional birdsongs!) If you’re looking for an inspiration for local sound, I’d suggest widening the circle (pun intended) and chatting with some of the local powwow drums; a lot of our traditional songs use call and response forms that often are shaped similar to a natural pentatonic scale; for some* songs, the tune starts at the top of the scale, arpeggios a bit down to the middle notes before descending to the bottom and fading off on the last note at the end of the verse.
Lol it's funny you brought up Birdsongs. If you search youtube. You will fine another documentary on Hmong. It's call "Birdsong: the dying language whistle language of the Hmong of Laos."
Did you know it's just Santana playing guitar on wild thoughts?
An entire culture of real-life Disney princes and princesses 🤩 change my mind. I hope these traditions never disappear 👍👍
I have to replay this at around 10 times because somehow I can't focus.
Yeah don't forget the current people controlling China are the Hans they try to eliminate every other ethnic group and they are currently trying to eliminate an ethnic group called The uyghurs in their country. Does put common is probably about to get Auto deleted but I just wanted to spread that information. The Hans are trying to eliminate every other ethnic group in China. There are other Asian ethnic groups just like in many other countries there is a dominant ethnic group that took over that we think is the representation of that entire ethnic group when it is not. This is also very prevalent in India if you notice in a lot of their media you don't see a lot of the darker-skinned Indians they exist they are in an entire regions of India but all are getting ignored. Colorism exist in other cultures not just the Western world. Even in Spanish countries is the same thing colorism. Hispanic people they exist they are out there. Oh gosh our world is so messed up it is so messed up
Shiiit i thought the guy is hmong dubbed when he speak hmong lol..
My city has a large Hmong culture! Love this!
They forgot cao lu and Hmong are miao.
Nah. Hmong is Hmong. Miao is Miao.
@@VangKevinCatfishfalse Hmong is Miao
This is awesome! A few days ago my friend was randomly flipping through radio stations in the car and we landed on the MN Hmong Radio Broadcast where a man was singing some kind of folk song similar to this. At first we kind of laughed because it sounded so strange to us, like "noise" as the video mentioned. But as I kept listening I got more and more enchanted by it; the simplicity of the unaccompanied voice, the neverending melody with a subtle pattern, it's quite beautiful! I'd love to see more translations of these songs too so I can understand them.
Oh and it’s a chant!
Growing up we used to hate it. Now. I love it!
It’s poetry, love and history.
This was great to watch! I have to know, where did the presenter find his African (yellow) outfit?! I LOVE IT!
I’ve always wondered what you would call this in English. Now I know. “Hmong folk song” makes sense. One of the reasons it’s so hard to learn this style of singing is that I know a lot of the newer generation can not understand what they are saying or singing. I for one can not understand them when they start to sing.
Amazing video
Thank you.
I see that Kendrick hoodie! 😅
Thank You ❤
Should look into Hmong flute.
Wow! This popped up on my yt feed and im glad it did. Thanks for bringing this to light and showing the world part of our culture and our giving younger generations some background on this. I remember growing up, my maternal Grandmother would always try to teach my sisters and I Kwv Txhiaj but we could never get a hang of it. My mom can still sing but I still can’t understand what it is she’s singing about.
This video is great, it can remind the current younger generation to remember and know more about Hmong folk songs and culture passed down from ancient times. I'm Hmong❤
Wow Tiffany is so good. Love tiffany voice kwv txhiaj. Tiffany kwv txhiaj vocal sounds very traditional and very beautiful. I would love to listen to more of Tiffany.