The Buyi are a large ethnic minority in southwestern China, mainly living in the two Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefectures of Qiannan and Southwest Guizhou Province in Guizhou Province. The Buyi eight-tone sitting and singing, also known as the "Buyi eight-sound", is a folk song and rap form that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Buyi people, and is named after the ensemble of eight musical instruments, including ox leg bones, bamboo tubes, horns, copper drums, gongs, moon qins, erhu, and bamboo flutes.
It is said that the prototype of the Buyi Ba Yin belonged to the court music, and then gradually spread to the people, and integrated the national cultural elements of the Buyi people, forming a unique folk opera. The eight-tone sitting and singing is performed in the form of eight people holding eight musical instruments around a long table, playing and singing at the same time. When singing, it is mainly rap, interspersed with narration, and sometimes some Buyi opera and folk tales are inserted, which is very rich in content.
The tunes of the eight-tone sitting and singing include positive tune, negative tune, sad tune, happy tune, etc., which can be selected according to different occasions and moods. Most of its lyrics are folk tales and legends of the Buyi people, and some are songs of heroes and love. The eight-tone sitting and singing has distinctive national and regional characteristics, and its melody is beautiful and beautiful, the rhythm is bright and infectious. When playing, the eight musical instruments cooperate with each other and complement each other, forming a unique ** effect.
Eight-tone sitting and singing is an important part of Buyi culture, which is not only a form of folk music, but also a carrier of national culture. It reflects the life Xi habits, national culture and national spirit of the Buyi people, and has important historical, cultural and artistic values.
However, with the changes of the times and the development of society, the inheritance of eight-tone sitting singing is facing severe challenges. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people are able to play the eight-tone sitting and singing, and most of them are elderly. In order to protect and inherit this national cultural treasure, the local ** and cultural departments have taken a series of measures, such as establishing an eight-tone sitting and singing inheritance base, holding an eight-tone sitting and singing competition, and carrying out eight-tone sitting and singing activities on campus, so as to cultivate more eight-tone sitting and singing inheritors.
At the same time, more people also need to pay attention to and support the inheritance and development of the eight-tone sitting and singing, so that this national cultural treasure can be passed on. We believe that with the joint efforts of the first and all walks of life, the eight-tone sitting and singing will be better protected and inherited, and become an important part of the Chinese national culture.