Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Exploring the whistling traditions of the Hmong people of northern Laos, whose language straddles the boundary between music and speech, this film witnesses a collision of ancient tradition with modern urban life. With urbanisation and the advent of modern technology rapidly replacing this culture, Hmong whistling is dying out. Following the stories of three individuals from Long Lan village, they reflect on their experience as practitioners of a vanishing musical language
Birdsong: the dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos
Published on December 16, 2023
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