Balaman is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Uyghur and Uzbek nationalities. There are different legends about the origin of Balaman.
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In Xinjiang, there is a shepherd, Hu Dabaierdi, in Cele County. He and his instrument, Balaman, performed simple and vicissitudes of music. On the vast Gobi Desert, this is a stage that belongs to him alone.
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When playing Balaman, place the tube upright, hold Balaman with both hands, press the first, second, third, and fourth holes with the little finger, ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of the right hand, and press the fifth, sixth, and seventh holes with the little finger, ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of the left hand. , Eight holes. To play with the first reed in the mouth, the air should be even, full and coherent.
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Balaman, which is popular among Uyghur and Uzbek folks, still maintains its ancient form. The tube body reed system is made of a kind of dry reed that grows locally.
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