How to play the taigu

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When playing the lifting drum, it varies according to the size of the drum body. The smaller drum is carried by a young and strong guy alone, and the two dance while hitting; the larger drum is carried by two people with long bamboo poles. The drum is in front, and then one person holds a wooden drum in each hand to hit the thick-end drum face, and dances while beating, and everyone dances to the music, and there are musical instruments such as kick drum, cymbal, cymbal and other instruments to participate in the ensemble. It is probably named after the drum! Due to the different heights at both ends of the drum and the changeable rhythm, the drum sound is sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and the timbre is colorful.

How to play the taigu

Drums are mostly played on courtyard dams, often with one or two drums as the core, surrounded by more than a dozen elephant-foot drums, each of which is accompanied by a cymbal and a pair of cymbals. The accompaniment band is so large, the dancing crowd is hundreds of thousands, and the scene is spectacular. This is the annual "Gongmu Pendulum" event on the 14th and 15th of the first lunar month. The mood is warm, full of joy and happiness. In the interval between music and dance, young boys and girls will form a circle and sing a folk song praising a better life, expressing their yearning for the future.

Involving musical instruments

Lifting the drum (pinyin: Tái gǔ), also known as the water drum. The Dai and De'ang people play musical instruments that strike the membrane. The Dai language in the Dehong area is called Meizangga. It is called Gelendang in De'ang language, which means big drum. It is popular in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture and Baoshan area of Yunnan Province. It has a long history. As early as more than 500 years ago, the Dai and De'ang people have spread this kind of drum among the people. Li Sicong's "Bai Yi Zhuan" in the Ming Dynasty contained: "When feasting in the countryside, he beat drums, played reeds, and danced (shield) boards for fun". It shows that it is widely used in grand festivals and folk entertainment occasions. For hundreds of years, the big drum has been popular in Dai Township.

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