thanks for all info on the other site....i think that kwv txhiaj yog ib yam uas peb yuas tsum khaw cia because it is an identity marker. Think about it, lwm haiv neeg tus twg thiaj li muaj kwv txhiaj thiab? Certainly they have their own distinctive cultural folk music but nyob tawm cov hmoob mas, koj mus txog qhov twg es koj hnov kwv txhiaj, koj yuas paub tam si ntawd hais tiag koj thiab nws yog hmoob tib yam.
For me personally, it's important for us to learn these skills, (and they truly are skills, just look at how many people there are that don't understand kwv txhiaj...imagine singing it, and doing it well)...i admire how beautiful and kho siab some of that music is, and i especially admire the people who take their time to orally record peb hmoob keeb kwm cias.