Suona music is a folk instrumental music cherished by the Bai and Yi peoples. It is mainly spread in the Bai and Yi inhabited areas in Eryuan County, Dali Prefecture. playing in the middle. In June 2017, Suona Music was announced by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government to be included in the fourth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects (expansion projects).

As a common folk musical instrument, the suona is widely spread among many ethnic groups in my country, as well as in some regions of West Asia and Southeast Asia. The record about suona first appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general, once wrote in "Jixiao Xinshu·Wu Beizhi": "Anyone who holds a trumpet flute is playing suona." It can be seen that suona has been used in military music at that time. middle.

The suona used in Eryuan suona music is very different from the Han suona. The wood pipe of Eryuan Suona has only seven holes on the front and no sound holes on the back, and the reeds are short and hard. The bass is strong and steady, the treble is high-pitched and bright, and the range is wide. In terms of playing method, Eryuan suona music mostly adopts the "borrowing sound" playing method, and the left and right cheeks are alternately ventilated, so that the player can play while walking, and the skilled suona player can not only walk more than ten miles. The sound of suona on the road is constant, and the whole process is full of breath, the sound penetrates the sky, cracks rocks and flows clouds.

Regarding the formation time of Eryuan Suona, there is no clear written record in history, but as the main accompaniment instrument of the Bai people's "Blowing Tunes", the Eryuan Suona has been widely circulated in Eryuan area no later than "Blowing". The formation time of "Blowing Opera" was during the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty (Yang Ming's "Dian Opera Miscellaneous").

Hundreds of years of precipitation and entanglement have allowed Suona music to thoroughly penetrate into the bones and blood of Eryuan people, running through their joys, sorrows, and joys, and resounding in their hundreds of lives, whether it is in marriage, childbirth, funerals and other important lives. Nodes, or in daily life such as work, festivals, sacrifices, etc., people in Eryuan are inseparable from the figure of suona.

In the large-scale traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, the Sea Lantern Festival, the Sanling, Tian Jiale, and the Welcome to the Lord, the bright and high-pitched "Dragon Playing Tune", "Dragon Swinging Tail", "Overlord's Whip Tune", and "Playing Crane Tune" are often used. ”, “The Great Parade”, “General’s Order”, “The Song of the Cruise” and other pieces of music, to create a festive and festive atmosphere; for labor scenes such as planting, “Zhongyang Tune”, “Crossing the Mountain Qing” and “The Great Parade Team” are used to show ups and downs. The tune and powerful melodies accompany the rhythm of labor, forming a competition scene in which you chase after me. The stage play and bench play; "Welcome to the Family", "Off the Guest", "Small Door", "A Glass of Wine", "Beauty Dressing", "Wai Tang" and other music cards are used to welcome guests, see off guests, pick up the bride, toast, and worship at the time of marriage. and other wedding activities; and "Funeral Tune", "Leaving Song", "Falling Spring", "Sorrowful Tears", and "Big Cry" are the special music cards for funeral ceremonies.

So far, more than 100 traditional music cards have been collected in Eryuan County, which are rich in variety. The music cards used in different scenarios and emotions are different, and there are strict distinctions, which should not be mixed.

At the end of 2021, the Bai nationality suona wind and percussion music "Long Shangtian" in Eryuan County will be selected for the online event "The 12th Yunnan National Folk Song and Dance Music Exhibition" held by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Yunnan Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee. In January 2022, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Yunnan Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee issued the "Notice on Announcement of the Winners List of the 12th Yunnan Provincial Folk Song and Dance Performance". The Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee reviewed, and "Long Shangtian" won the bronze award.

From the period of the Republic of China to the present, the strong suona culture has led to the emergence of suona masters such as Li Guangming, Luo Fengyin, Mao Yubao, Yang Shicai, Li Xuechang, Bi Shifa, Zhang Liangshan, etc. in Eryuan County, as well as many suona players who have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are distributed in various towns and villages. , forming a considerable number of suona "professional households" and even "professional villages". At the same time, Eryuan County has continuously increased its protection and publicity efforts, improved the database of the project and related representative inheritors, held regular suona skills training courses for inheritors every year, and established multiple training bases. In the days, the high-spirited, long, bright and transparent sound of Eryuan suona music will further spread throughout the country and resound throughout the world.

If you are also attracted by the charm of Suona, you are welcome to walk into Eryuan, approach Eryuan Suona Music, and feel the deep feelings of Suona and Eryuan people entangled for a lifetime.