???????Good News Reaches the Border Villages

March 21st, 2010 Posted in Musical Instruments


Title: Good News from Beijing Reaches the Border Villages (or Good News Delivered to the Remote Villages) ??????????????Composer: Zheng, Lu; Ma, Hongye (??????) Arranger: Zhang, Dasen (???) Conductor: Zhang, Lie (??) Performer: China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (????????) This is my favorite music. The tune is actually borrowed from folk songs of Miao(Hmong) and Yi people. It is very amazing to see that this music is actually performed by musical instruments of many different ethnic groups in China. And the harmony is still not affected. Maybe the composer and the arranger want to express the idea that all ethnic groups in China should live peacefully together and be nice to each other. I can recognize some of the ethnic musical instruments. Mangtong (time 0:03-0:07, 2:32-2:34) is a typical musical instrument used by Miao(Hmong), Dong, Shui and Yao(Mien) people. Lusheng (time 0:43-0:48, 0:57-0:59, 1:48-1:51, 1:53-1:56) is a typical musical instrument used by Miao(Hmong), Yi, Dong, Shui, Yao(Mien) and Gelao people. The performer generally dances while playing this instrument. The well-known folk “Lusheng love song” is accompanied with beautiful tunes performed by lusheng. Yangqin (time 1:16-1:17), known as the Chinese piano, is a typical musical instrument of Shui, Jing(Kinh), Uigur and Kazakstan people. Among all Chinese classical musical instruments, yangqin is a unique instrument that widely used in other regions outside China. Pipa

25 Responses to “???????Good News Reaches the Border Villages”

  1. dramaSUZ Says:

    Interesting orchestra and the layout of the venue is really intersting!! Special.



  2. twinboyboy Says:

    apparently the one at 3.17 is called Ling Gu, instead of Shou Gu i think, because Shou Gu refers to another seperate instrument, a drum held on the hand, usually made of snake skin. :) very interesting orchestra btw.



  3. BrightSuzaku Says:

    AWESOME. I love how the lu sheng player dances! The whole ensemble is wonderfully enthusiastic. I wish I could’ve heard more of those erhu, but I guess that’s fine.

    After all, this is a whole bunch on instruments all playing together in one big jubilant mash of joy!!



  4. herowntube Says:

    You mean the guy at 0:44?
    This is deliberate, according to this video’s summary:
    “Lusheng (time 0:43-0:48, 0:57-0:59, 1:48-1:51, 1:53-1:56) is a typical musical instrument used by Miao(Hmong), Yi, Dong, Shui, Yao(Mien) and Gelao people. The performer generally dances while playing this instrument.”



  5. gumetachavezh Says:

    Son preciosas, me quiero casar con una de ellas



  6. ichbinchic Says:

    Las senoritas son muy bonitas.



  7. darthsion71 Says:

    there is dizi,hulusi,suona,liuqin,and erhu and some more too



  8. tupidboii Says:

    hey…
    check out this song at imeem by the Evergreen Primary School. It’s nice man.
    maybe even nicer than this.
    that school was awarded one of the top four in syf 2004.



  9. jradetzky Says:

    The erhu ladies are cute. Wanna marry one of them.



  10. soniahsia Says:

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  11. ihaveme Says:

    wah the sheng guy show mature



  12. tpmm1 Says:

    Fantastic! Some featured instruments I have never seen in my life! :D Great!



  13. cacalacapoo Says:

    They DO use chinese instruments, but western instruments are ALSO used. Every instrument has its own character.



  14. loojceeb75 Says:

    This is so coool. Asian should start using Eastern or Asian Musical Instrument instead of Western Instrument.



  15. rulkubara Says:

    WAH!!!



  16. jradetzky Says:

    This music makes me happy!



  17. zrlghost Says:

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  18. jradetzky Says:

    The Lusheng player is having good fun ^_^



  19. jradetzky Says:

    Whoa. Amazing stuff. I want to dance to it ^_^



  20. fobbyrice Says:

    umm. wtf. a weird setting. and lights and ISLANDS? and shaking?? swinging from side 2 side?



  21. hacona Says:

    ok that’s cool…shake more!!



  22. Khanggurl Says:

    cool!



  23. hsienhean Says:

    thats fast…nv heard xi xun that is so fast



  24. xeemlauj Says:

    beautiful, wow… brilliant!!!



  25. yayableu Says:

    soothing. thanks. sounds sooo…. traditionally modern. thanks. great.



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