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Li Bo was born in the lnner Mongolia in 1955. He graduated from the Music department of Mongolia College. Now he is a member of the China Musicians' Association and standing member of the lnner Mongolian Musicians' Association, standing member of China's Northem Folk Art Research Society, member of Japan's Copyright Association. Li Bo's main selection includes The Tale of Matouqin. The Distant Ao Ter, etc. He worked and played his instrument in Momgolian Broadcasting and TV Troupe in 1987, the next year he won the first prize in the Inner Mongolian Qing City Art Festival. In 1989 his matouqin tape album was in the market, and he performed in Beijing Concert Hall with the accompaniment of China Central Philharmonic Orchestra at the same year. In 1995 his album The Distant Ao Ter was distributed. The same year the "Li Bo Matouqin Foundation" was established in Japan. Li Bo's performing activity is mainly in Japan and he is regarded as "the top Matouqin player". His playing style is a combination of emotion and grace and his playing skills are almost perfect.
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Recorded by Laurel Sercombe for the UW Ethnomusicology Archives simultaneously on mini-DV tape and hard drive (Novia QC A2D2 hard drive recorder; Panasonic DVX-100 camcorder; audio mix from pair of KM-184 cardioid mics and P.A. feed from house sound)
Contents:
Concert 1st half - Music of Mongolia: Li Bo, Morin Khuur - Introduction by Shannon Dudley; Four Seasons and Running Horses (with Erin Maloney, April Nishimura, and Leah Pogwizd, morin khuur); Suho's White Horse (with Memmi Ochi, narrator); Air on the G String (with Sachi Hirakouji, piano); To the Outur, Far and Away (with Sachi Hirakouji, piano); Sun on the Prairie (with Xiaoyan Bao, dance); Prayer of Heaven; Encore: Galloping Horses (total duration: 52:08)
Concert 2nd half - Music of South Africa: Mudzunga Junniah Davhula and the UW Venda Ensemble - Introduction by Shannon Dudley; Washington (composed by M.J. Davhula); Tswi Tswi Tswi (folk song); Mutwa wo lala (sung version of a folktale); Tshitiriri tsho lila (improvisation song); Ro takala (We are happy); Thungununu (The King Fisher Bird); Ndilindee Ndilindee (folk song); Venda la hashu (Our Country Venda); Drum interlude; Phulu mutada (dance - The Yellow Bull); Hogo (dance - men's initiation); Tshikona (national reed dance); Domba (python dance); Kha vha sale (a farewell song) (total duration: 59:26)
Original tapes (OTs) imported to iMovie files and left unedited; QuickTime files imported and edited slightly in iMovie; work disc (WD) copies made 5/2009.
Durations: 2009-4.1 OT - first half of concert, unedited (52:23); 2009-4.2 OT - second half of concert, unedited (1:02:24); 2009-4.1 HD- first half of concert, edited version (52:08); 2009-4.2 HD - second half of concert, edited version (59:26)
Documentation: Concert flyer, program
Concert 1 st half - Music of Mogolia: Li Bo, Morin Khuur - Introduction by Shannon Dudley; Four Seasons and Running Horses (with Erin Maloney, April Nishimura, and Leah Pogwizd, morin khuur); Suho's White Horse (with Memmi Ochi, narrator); Air on the G String (with Sachi Hirakouji, piano); To the Outur, Far and Away (with Sachi Hirakouji, piano); Sun on the Prairie (with Xiaoyan Bao, dance); Prayer of Heaven; Encore: Galloping Horses(total duration: 52:08)
Concert 2 nd half - Music of South Africa: Mudzunga Junniah Davhula and the UW Venda Ensemble - Introduction by Shannon Dudley; Washington (composed by M. J. Davhula); Tswi Tswi Tswi (folk song); Mutwa wo lala (sung version of a folktale); Tshitiriri tsho lila (improvisation song); Ro takala (We are happy); Thungununu (The King Fisher Bird); Ndilindee Ndilindee (folk song); Venda la hashu (Our Country Venda); Drum interlude; Phulu mutada (dance - The Yellow Bull); Hogo (dance - men's initiation); Tshikona (national reed dance); Domba (python dance); Kha vha sale (a farewell song) (total duration: 59:26)