The double-pipe mabu is a single-reed air-sounding instrument unique to the Yi people. In Yi language, "horse" means bamboo, and "cloth" means reed pipe, which means a bamboo air-sounding instrument with a reed pipe inserted.
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...
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