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Jasmine Flower | 
 enlarge | Artist: Beijing Angelic Choir
Label: Wind Records
Category: Music
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $9.81
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 60806
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 600568505124
EAN: 0600568501522
ASIN: B00006369N
Release Date: April 23, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Children from the Mountain | | • | The Celebration of the Tribal Harvest Festivals | | • | The Anthem of Parents | | • | Eight Fiery Horses | | • | Snow-White Flower Blossoms | | • | Wedding | | • | Dong-Dong Kui (The Anthem Of Joy) | | • | The Jasmine Flower | | • | My Beautiful Homeland | | • | Lady A-Shi-Ma | | • | The Jubilant Torch Festival Celebration | | • | My Lovely Hometown | | • | A Rainy Day |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
To get a sense of just how authentic a listening experience you're in for when spinning Jasmine Flower, flip through the liner notes first. Four pages in you'll find nothing but characters, and the second half is so pocked with bungled possessives and punctuation you wonder whether it was penned by the menu writer at your favorite hole-in-the-wall kung pao place. Sung in dialects from a jigsaw of Chinese regions, Flower dazzles with nectar-sweet harmonies, exotic instrumentation, and a spirit of innocence that transcends cultures and languages. China-specific sounds like the moon guitar and long lute slant the vibe in a spiritual direction, but each sentiment unfolds easily to willing Western ears. "The Anthem of Parents," from the Hunan Province, harnesses a distinct vocal reverie in describing the love that parents feel for their children; the Tibetan "My Beautiful Homeland--Xigaze" speaks, through gentle woodwinds and an exacting, chanted refrain, of a heavenly paradise with fragrant wine and flowers; and the Cantonese "A Rainy Day," drizzled in the sounds of nature and a mood of solemnity, illustrates the universal bummer of being at Mother Nature's mercy. Though the Beijing Angelic is strictly a kids' choir, Jasmine Flower exudes a Zen-style agelessness that anybody who's patted a Buddha's belly will warm to, tranquility-seeking New Age types especially. Educational applications are an option should Asian studies be in bloom at your household, but so is sitting back to simply to listen to the choir's gentle artistry. As the title track suggests, the jasmine's fragrance permeates everywhere, and everybody loves its white, lovely flowers. --Tammy La Gorce
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| Customer Reviews:
 Don't buy this CD. Buy the "GREATEST CHINESE FOLK SONGS" instead November 10, 2008
I own this CD, and another CD -- the "GREATEST CHINESE FOLK SONGS" by Bears Children Choir.
On a scale on 1 to 10, I rate this CD as a 2.
This CD sound artificial. The instruments sound like cheap synthesizers.
The other CD -- the "GREATEST CHINESE FOLK SONGS" by Bears Children Choir is much better. The children's voices are pure and natural. The instruments in the background do not overwhelm. it is an 11 over 10.
 Good for Chinese kids, but the Tibetan songs are not... November 3, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is sweet, but songs listed as Tibetan are not. To support Tibetan culture check out Baby Sambhota kid's videos. Thuk jay che.
Good singing but pretty awful musical accompaniment August 26, 2007
This is my first CD with Chinese music on, so I made every effort not to make it a bad first impression. Luckily, you can have a foretaste of the music through those 30 second samples that amazon provides. And yes, the quality of the singing voice is excellent and the recording clear. However, the background instrumental is pretty horrible on some of the tracks. Probably, it was a low budget project and they could not hire proper musicians with acoustic instruments or at least with a quality synthesizer. Sometimes it gives you the feel of computer music in the first part of the 90's. All in all, the songs are well worth the money, but if you want to experience real Chinese instrumental music, try, for example, Classical Chinese Folk Music.
 Jamine Flower January 29, 2007
We bought this album for my niece. She is just two and a half but she likes music.
I think her parents are going to teach her to be bilingual in both the Taiwan language and English.
I listened to the album in its entirety and enjoyed all the music. I recommend it for children and adults!
Angelic Choir March 22, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I actually bought this to use as background tracks for digital show on trip to China. I had a number of Chinese CDs, but this one is really excellent. The variety of moods and the angelic voices are a pleasure to hear. I especially liked the happy "Fiery Horses" song.
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