A Li Li: A Naxi singing style of Post-1949 Lijiang

This is a song in the "Alili" style (“阿里里”), a style developed in post-1949 Lijiang. The sound was collected by a Sony electret microphone 35 cm from the mouth of the singer. This is one of the vocal performances recorded at the suggestion of Naxi scholar Guo Dalie, who arranged for me to meet the singer Li Xiuxiang, from the village of Lashi (born in 1945). At the time Mrs. Li had been performing in Lijiang for several years, but no recordings were available. Heartfelt thanks are due to Mrs. Li for generously accepting to do this recording, intended for the preservation of her voice and its transmission to a large audience; to Guo Dalie and the Museum of Dongba Culture, for making the recording possible; and to the Naxi priest He Xuewen for kindly inviting us to do the recording at his residence within the Museum of Dongba Culture. 2002年，郭大烈老师为了保存纳西口传文化遗产，建议我录制著名艺人李秀香女士的歌曲。李秀香是丽江拉市海北南尧村人，擅长演唱多种不同风格的纳西歌曲。 在此非常感谢郭大烈老师与丽江东巴文化博物馆领导们的建议与大力支持，也感谢已故的和学文先生出借了他在东巴文化博物馆内的房间进行录音。 这些资料没有通过任何处理，是直接从DAT母带转录而来。