Folk music "Wenbang Baza" from the album "Music Map of China Hear Yunnan Dai, Jingpo, Hani folk songs Collection"

Wenbang Bazar

Folk music Nationality: Jingpo Nationality Region: Yunnan

Jingpo Bazaar: Liang Huan

Dehong in western Yunnan, adjacent to Myanmar, has beautiful mountains and rivers, where the Jingpo people and Dai people live. More than a hundred years ago, the Scottish bagpipe was introduced by missionaries, and the bagpipe is called baza in Jingpo language. People like its high and bright sound color, feel that it is suitable for the festive atmosphere of festivals, celebrations and welcome guests, and quickly integrate it into the local folk music. Especially in the eye festival and celebration, the song "Wenbang Baza" is often played to worship the highest god in the Jingpo people's belief - "Mudai".

Mu Dai is the god of heaven, mountain and sun, representing wealth and happiness, and protecting people's peace. According to legend, Jingpo people are the descendants of the sun, so Jingpo nobles (mountain officers) have the tradition of offering sacrifices to the "wood day", and all kinds of sacrifices with different functions and types are called "Meunao". On the Munao Song Festival, people from all directions flocked to the city in their festive costumes, baza blew hard, gongs and drums sang in unison, and all danced together, shaking the mountains. In this vigorous song and dance, which symbolizes strength and unity, people ask Kido and other gods to keep the land rich and safe.

In Jingpo nationality, the literal meaning of "Munao Song" is everyone dancing, it is actually a cultural sacrifice ceremony, and in the long historical process, includes Jingpo nationality's religion, literature, dance, music, crafts, folk customs and origin changes.