Tibet in song /

Leaving Tibet after the Chinese invasion of 1950, director Ngawang Choephel was raised in India where he was surrounded by Tibetan refugees who instilled in him a love for traditional music. Returning to Tibet nearly forty years later as a musicologist, Choephel hoped to record what remained of Tibe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Choephel, Ngawang, 1966- (Director, Producer, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Tibetan
Language Notes:In English and Tibetan, with English subtitles.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Center for Asian American Media, [2010]
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Leaving Tibet after the Chinese invasion of 1950, director Ngawang Choephel was raised in India where he was surrounded by Tibetan refugees who instilled in him a love for traditional music. Returning to Tibet nearly forty years later as a musicologist, Choephel hoped to record what remained of Tibetan folk music. Confronted by the sounds of Chinese pop music and Communist propaganda, Choephel persisted in his efforts to preserve this native musical history, only to be imprisoned by the Chinese government as a spy.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed May 27, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (88 minutes)
Playing Time:01:27:38