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.