Songs of the Dai people in Yunnan Province
Yunnan was once known as the "hometown of singing and dancing", the "ocean of music", and a "treasure house of national music and art" in the southwestern frontier of the motherland. Indeed, the people of all ethnic groups who have lived here for a long time have created extremely splendid national music for us year after year and from generation to generation.
Yunnan ethnic music brings together the different musical cultural traditions and artistic achievements of more than 20 ethnic groups, reflects the different history, life, national character and artistic taste of each ethnic group, and has different national characteristics. Therefore, it shows the richness and variety of traditional music that is unmatched by any other region in our country.
Let us take a journey of Yunnan folk music along with these beautiful melodies!
"There is a beautiful place"
"There is a beautiful place, where the Dai people grow up, with dense villages closely connected, and the winding river... ..."
Every time the soft gourd silk sounds, the graceful figure under the bamboo with phoenix tail ripples in my mind... The winding river, the dense villages, the abundant fruits, the neat Rice fields and peacocks on the branches.
The moon comes out bright and bright, and it reminds me of my brother in the mountains. . . . . .
What a simple Yunnan love song!
Hulusi is also called gourd flute, and in Dai language it is called Jian Nan Mu Dao (Nan Mu Dao means gourd). It is popular in Dai areas such as Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Baoshan and Ruili, and is also popular among the Achang, Bulang and Deang ethnic groups. The origin of Hulusi can be traced back to the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and there are many touching legends about the origin of Hulusi among the people. There is such a touching story among the Dai people: a long time ago, a flash flood broke out. A Dai boy held a big gourd and braved the stormy waves to rescue his sweetheart. His loyal love moved the people. Buddha, the Buddha inserted the bamboo tube into the golden gourd and gave it to the brave little Bu Mao. The little Bu Mao held up the golden gourd and blew out a beautiful sound. Suddenly, the sea was calm, the flowers were in bloom, and the peacocks were in full bloom, wishing the couple good luck and happiness. Since then, Hulusi has been passed down from generation to generation in Dai families.
The Dai people are versatile and good at singing and dancing. During the festival, whether you are rowing a dragon boat in the river, riding a dragon boat by the river, racing in the square, or drinking in a bamboo house, it is all accompanied by the moving songs of the Dai people. Zanha (folk singer) sings ancient legends and beautiful myths to the accompaniment of cucurbit flute, and sings about the suffering of the old society and the happiness of the new society.
The structure of cucurbit silk is quite special. The materials used are all natural and the production process is completed by hand. It consists of a gourd, a main tube, a reed, and an attached tube. The main tube has seven holes, and the range is 3 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6. The attached tube continuously produces one sound. The pronunciation of Hulusi is beautiful, kind, and slightly nasal. It is good at expressing gentle and delicate emotions, giving people a subtle and hazy beauty. Because the sound it makes is as elegant and soft as shaking silk, it is called Hulusi.
The Bawu is a alto reed wind instrument popular among the Hani, Yi and other ethnic minorities in Yunnan. The mouthpiece is wrapped around the mouth and blown horizontally. It has the same origin as the cucurbit flute, and its pronunciation principle They are the same, have the same range, the same playing method, and the timbre is also very similar, except that the timbre of the bawu is thicker, so there is a saying that "if you can play the cucurbit flute, you can play the bawu", so they are called sister instruments.