Yi folk music "Welcome Melody" from the album "Music Map of China to hear Yunnan Yi Folk music Collection"
Tune of Welcoming the Bride
Folk music Nationality: Yi Nationality Region: Yunnan
Two-tone Xiao Bau: Luo Fengxue
Bawu is a unique musical instrument popular in the Red River basin. It is a horizontally blown bamboo pipe, either a single pipe or a combination of two pipes. In the eyes of the Yi people, it is also a talking instrument, and its timbour is like a pair of lovers telling each other their hearts, so it is also a typical love instrument, especially the double-tone Bawu.
Yi wedding banquet on the day, the bride, leading the wedding team to the bride's home, from the door to the way, the song blows constantly, the double-tone small Bau played "welcome tone" is one, the melody is cheerful, double-tone harmonic singing, with a jubilant joy, to declare this joy to all the people along the way, to signal to the bride's family the arrival of the wedding team, Take the bride home safely with joy and anticipation.