Xiangxi Miao people encourage monkey drum performance
99 views · Organized by chen on 2022-03-10
When playing, the drum is placed horizontally on a trapezoidal drum stand with a height of 150 cm. The player holds a chime in each hand to play. Usually, the left hand strikes a fixed rhythm, and the right hand strikes a variety of flower points. There are drums with various rhythms in the folk. There are drum hearts, drum rims and drum frames in the striking parts, which emit sounds such as "dong, cut, da" respectively. Drummers dance while beating, this is the "Monkey Dance" of the Miao people
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The Miao Monkey Drum (Pinyin: Miáozú hóu gǔ), called Gan Na in Miao language, is a unique musical instrument of the Miao people. It is named after the accompaniment "Monkey Dance". Also called flower drum. In the old days, shamans used to falsely call it "barbaric drums". Popular in the Miao areas of Guizhou, Hunan and other provinces. Monkey drums are used in festivals such as the Miao people's cattle-eating feasts, spring tours in the first month and autumn festivals and other occasions, and the scenes are lively and lively.
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Organized by 默妍 on 2022-03-10
Xuan'en was called "barbarian" in ancient times. It is one of the birthplaces and spread areas of "Yi Geba Dance". The ethnic culture is rich and colorful. The typical culture represents the folk dance of the Miao people - the monkey drum, which is a beautiful business card. .
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Organized by 爱在西元 on 2022-03-10
The performance of "Monkey Drum" is varied. It takes the monkey's flexible vertical jump and combines the techniques of point, hit, beat, and knock in martial arts, imitating the monkey's agility, cleverness, and active characteristics to make various movements. There are singles, doubles, and group multiplayer rounds.
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Organized by 袁城 on 2022-03-10
The monkey drum was passed down in the Xiangxi era. It is said that there is an ancient temple in Miaoshan, and a group of monkeys entered the temple to steal the fruit for offering.
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Organized by 薄暮 on 2022-02-10
When playing, the drum is placed horizontally on a trapezoidal drum stand, with a height of 150 cm. The player plays with a chime in each hand. Usually, the left hand hits a fixed rhythm, and the right hand hits a variety of flower points. There are drums with various rhythms in the folk. There are drum hearts, drum rims and drum frames in the striking parts, which emit sounds such as "dong, cut, da" respectively.
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