Dongdongku is a Tujia single-reed air-sounding instrument. In Tujia language, it is called Zaogude, also known as Dadaili. It is popular in Longshan, Sangzhi, Baojing, Yongshun, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, and Laifeng and Hefeng, Hubei Province, Hubei Province.
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Tian Longxin (Tujia "Dong Dong Kui") "the first batch of inheritors of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects in Hunan Province".
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In the Tujia people, young men and women, as well as the elderly and children, are very fond of dong dong kui, and they often play to entertain themselves, and sometimes they sing along with it.
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The Tujia people call Dongdongku music tunes. The traditional tunes are extremely rich. Most of them have fixed titles and lyrics, which can be played and sung. Dongdongku music, which retains the characteristics of ancient Tujia ballads, is a typical Tujia traditional folk music with a strong national style.
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When playing dong dong ku, the tube body is placed upright. For those with three holes, the index finger of the left hand presses the third hole, the middle finger and index finger of the right hand press the first and second holes respectively, and the ring finger supports the pipe under the sound hole; Press the other three holes. The mouth contains the first reed of the tube, and the sound is made by blowing the air drum. The pitch of the dong dong ku varies with the length of the tube and the position of the sound hole, and four or five notes can be played.
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The body of the dong dong kui is made of bamboo, and it is mostly made of thin bamboo tubes with bamboo joints at the head end. The length and thickness of the tube vary. Generally, the length of the tube is 15 cm to 20 cm, and the inner diameter of the tail end is 0.8 cm to 1 cm.
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