The Buyi people are good at singing, there are many metaphorical words, animals and plants are sung, they can sing the moon and alders, they can sing the mandarin ducks and fish to the birds, they can sing the fairies and Chang'e, they can sing the seven sisters of Fuxi, they can sing the mountains and rivers, not that we boast about it, but there are many legends of the old man......
The singer and lyricist of this song is Chen Manyou, a famous singer in the Buyi Township of the Slope. If you want to find a person with a belly full of songs in the Buyi Township on the slope, it can only be Chen Manyou, all the songs of the Buyi tribe, no matter what type and which key, he will come as soon as he opens his mouth.
The Buyi nation is a nation that is good at expressing its feelings with singing, as long as there is life, there is their music and singing, whether it is happy or sad, happy or bitter, everything is the heart with the situation, the song with the heart. As long as there is life, a piece of Konoha is a musical instrument that can blow a variety of moving tunes.
The music and singing of the Buyi people come from nature and from their daily lives. In this mountain and countryside, every grass, leaf, flower, tree, and everything is their musical instrument. In the eyes of the Buyi people, mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and cultural scenery can all be sung. Music and singing are such poems that paint the lives of the Buyi people.
Konoha – an ancient and primitive musical instrument
Every time in the leisure time of Buyi Cottage, the Buyi youth gather on the slope in twos and threes, gather to the field, generally in groups of two, and pick the leaves by hand. The leaves are not divided into tree species, and they can be matched with the lip shape. Holding the leaves to your lips with your hands and blowing gently, the leaves are like pieces on a musical instrument, making sounds through the vibration of the air current; By controlling the strength of the airflow, Konoha can play a beautiful bouyi tune.
Konoha has a higher and sharper voice, and it travels far away. When a man and a woman fall in love, the cousin (the young man of the Buyi nationality who has not married is called the cousin, the same below) first sends a message to the cousin with the leaves (the young women of the Buyi nationality who have not married are called cousins, the same below), and the cousin who heard the sound of the leaves also plucked the leaves and responded with them. You come and go, and the words you are about to say are transmitted to each other in the sound of Konoha .
Konoha is arguably the oldest musical instrument and the most creative invention of musical instruments. Since primitive societies, Konoha has been used by human ancestors to onomatopoeia to confuse hunting birds. After the changes of history, Konoha has gradually transformed into a musical instrument that uses voice to replace music and sing with sound.
In the Buyi Township, this ancient living fossil of music is still loved by the majority of Buyi people, and has become a musical instrument for Buyi men and women to express their feelings and express their love.
Sister Xiao - the soul of the singer
Konoha is accompanied by sister flutes, two instruments that are indispensable for the young men and women of Buyi to convey their feelings. Konoha, sister flutes and mountain songs are indispensable for young men and women in Buyi when courting.
As a necessary musical instrument for young men and women in Buyi to sing mountain songs, the sister flute is made of water bamboo that can be seen everywhere in Buyi cottages, and it is a popular wind instrument in the Buyi and Miao areas of Guizhou Province. The shape of the sister flute is similar to that of a general flute, about 17 cm long, the thickness of the fingers, with 8 holes, 7 in the front and 1 in the back, especially suitable for carrying in the pocket, the mouthpiece is blocked above, and a bamboo reed is installed. Sister flutes are generally played in two forms, one is for two people to play one flute of the same pitch, and the other is for one person to play two flutes of the same pitch together.
Sister Bouille's pronunciation is soft and lyrical, with bright treble and soft bass. It is often used for solo performances, but also can be played in ensembles or accompanied by folk songs, and the music is mostly suona music cards. In the early years, every Buyi man could play a flute. When playing, it is not limited by time and venue, rushing to the street, eating and drinking, and when several partners meet together, everyone agrees, and they take it out of their bags and blow it.
When the young Buyi people were in love, when Konoha attracted the attention of his cousin, the cousin began to play the sister's flute, sometimes the two of them played the flute together, and the song they played was generally a mountain song tune; Sometimes one person plays the song, and the other sings the mountain song to the music, until the little cousin sings heartily and sings in harmony. Whenever this happens, the sound of flutes, songs, and leaves echoes in the Buyi cottage.
Ming Song · Tu Song - the style of the singer
In Buyi Village, there is an old joke that you can sing when you eat. Singing is the innate talent of the Buyi people, and if you can't sing, you are not a Buyi person. Singing and music are deeply integrated into the life of the Buyi people, and there is always music and singing to harmonize the birth, old age, sickness and death, weddings, funerals, festivals, etc.
In the Buyi Township on the slope, the Buyi villagers call the songs sung in Chinese "Ming Song", which is divided into "Pai Song" and "Taiwan Song" according to the content of the lyrics, and can be divided into three categories: "Four Flat Cavities", "Three Drops of Water" and "Wine Song Tune" according to the characteristics of the tune. The other type of singing in Buyi is called "Tu Song", according to the tone of the Buyi language of the lyrics, the words are long and short, the words are short, and the words are short, depending on how many lyrics are elastic and contractive, there is no fix, and they are mostly used to sing traditional ancient songs.
Source: Shuangshuang Guiyang Vitality Wudang