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Double tube mabu

The double-pipe mabu (pinyin: shuāng guǎn mǎ bù) is a single-reed gas-sounding instrument unique to the Yi people. It is popular in Zhaojue, Ganluo, Yuexi, Meigu and other places in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

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  • Chinese name:Double tube mabu
  • alias:Boujah
  • popular area:Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
  • pinyin:shuāng guǎn mǎ bù
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The timbre of the double-pipe Mabu is crisp and melodious. When it is used to play cheerful and lively melodies, it is bright and rough; when it is used to play sad and slow tunes, it is affectionate and slightly nasal, especially when it is played to a long tail. The music is like weeping and complaining, which is very moving.
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When playing the double-pipe mabu, the pipe body is placed vertically, the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of the left hand press the upper three holes, the mouth contains the upper reed, and the cyclic ventilation method is used to play.
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The double-pipe horse cloth is composed of a whistle, a bamboo pipe body and a horn pipe mouth. The upper end of the tube is equipped with a bamboo reed whistle, and the lower end of the tube is covered with a horn made of horn.
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