China is home to ancient and contemporary musical traditions largely unknown to the west. A world of unfamiliar instruments, sounds and textures of sublime beauty—From the austere elegance of chamber music from dynasties long ago to reflections on the natural world, China's music represents a world of enormous diversity and complexity. In the tradition of Alan Lomax with the rural American south of Bartok with the Hungarian culture, Josef Bomback has masterfully blended voices of the past with ones that resound clearly and boldly today, bridging the gap for cultural understanding. Staking claim to the multi-CD international and eclectic music markets, Ellipsis commissioned producer Josef Bomback to encapsulate the music of the world's most populous nation. Bomback's divided the music into themed CDs: the first features musical stories-a staple of Chinese traditions; the second features music from China's vast ethnic minority populations; and the third delves into various intersections of sound and spirituality. Performers such as pipa legend Wu Man, Tibetan pop vocalist Dadon and the awesome Huaxia Chamber Ensemble bridge historic traditions and contemporary concert music, while an array of folk-tinged vocal groups and soloists make polyphony and percussive a matter of course on this phenomenally crafted and planned set. Ready for Chinese Bluegrass music? Its here!