Mangoes, Musical Shorts Volume 1 is a sonically eclectic collection of brief, acoustic, folk-based, mostly instrumental pieces that showcase Moyer's abilities as a composer and multi-instrumentalist bridging Eastern and Western musical traditions. It was recorded in a 100-yr-old Chinese attic in the village of Zhujiajiao in the suburbs of Shanghai during Moyer's residency at the Shanghai-Zhujiajiao Water Village World Music Festival. Moods range from meditative gong music and erhu smooth jazz to groovy hand drumming, bossa nova and raw folk fiddling. Track 10, ZJJ 4 Seasons - a traditional folk song - features local singer Yang Guanghua.