China - Sichuan and Yunnan

Chinese singer-songwriter Yijia Tu is our guide to the music of the Yi people of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in southwest China. The Yi people are among the largest ethnic groups in China and number around 9 million. In this Road Trip we hear how artists have set out to both preserve and update some of the traditional styles and instruments associated with the Yi people, with music that combines the sound of these ancient bamboo flutes and stringed instruments with modern production and electronic beats.

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