The small muffled flute, commonly known as the leather whistle, is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Yi nationality. In Yi language, it is called Yahalu or Benmaihei. In Yi language, "Benmaihei" means insect shell, and "Dili" means flute, which means the flute whose shell is used as a reed whistle. When playing the small muffled flute, the pipe body is placed...

The small muffled flute, commonly known as the leather whistle, is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of the Yi nationality. In Yi language, it is called Yahalu or Benmaihei. In Yi language, "Benmaihei" means insect shell, and "Dili" means flute, which means the flute whose shell is used as a reed whistle. The traditional folk flute consists of a pipe body and a pipe whistle....