Hmong Musicians––Changes and New Directions
Clifford Sloane, Xeng Xue Yang, Tong Va Vong, and Ying Cha
Thursday, 17 Nov 1983 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Clifford Sloane, an ethnomuciologist who has been working with the Indo-Chinese refugees in the Twin Cities, and three Hmong musicians, Xeng xue Yang,quesj; Tong Va Vong, raj nplaim and ncas, and ying Cha, singer, will present a combination lecture/demonstartation They will explain the structure of their traditional music and the effect of technology on it, including the development of rock.Part of the World Affairs Series: International Communications
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