The making and use of Aga

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The general usage of "Aga" has a complete set of operating procedures in the traditional craftsmanship of "Aga". First, the mined Aga soil blocks are pounded into different granules, watered and rammed in order from coarse to fine until the surface is smooth and smooth, and then natural rubber and grease are applied to increase the water resistance of the surface. In daily maintenance, often use lamb skin dipped in ghee to wipe, so that the rammed surface is as smooth as ever.

The making and use of Aga


The Tibetan people have developed a habit of singing along with their labor in the long-term labor. Farmers harvest, sow, plough, and weed; herdsmen grazing, milking, and making ghee; construction craftsmen laying stones, backing soil, and shoveling soil are all accompanied by singing or dancing.
In the process of making "Aga", the coordination and cooperation of the labor collective is extremely necessary. The singing can make the heavy and mechanical manual labor relaxed and lively, which not only improves the labor efficiency, but also keeps the laborers themselves in a good state of mind. , reduce physical exertion. Therefore, the form of backing and dancing performed when playing "Aga" has become a unique cultural landscape. After liberation, some professional literary and art groups also put songs and dances based on this form of theme on the literary stage, which are well-known both at home and abroad.

The making and use of Aga

Most of the songs when playing "Aga" are based on local folk songs, which are similar to the labor chants in the mainland. The lyrics are extremely rich and humorous, with carols, love songs, scenes expressing, and satirizing life anecdotes and other themes. Most of them are based on the folk songs and songs of the places where the laborers live. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult for construction workers from different villages or different towns to cooperate tacitly during the work.
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阿嘎(百度百科)

Involving musical instruments

Aga (pinyin: Ā gā), a Tibetan body-sounding musical instrument. Popular throughout the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is a rammed musical instrument, which is made by inserting a long wooden stick into a flat round stone. The stone diameter is 12 cm to 18 cm, the stone thickness is 2 cm to 4 cm, and the length of the wooden stick is 130 cm to 150 cm. The diameter of the wooden stick needs to match the stone hole.