Chinese pipa musician Wu Man explores the roots of China's traditional music. A US-based Chinese pipa player, Wu is one of the first musicians to introduce the pipa, a four-stringed lute, to a broad audience in the West.
She has carved an impressive music career with numerous concert performances and has been nominated for a Grammy Award seven times. On Sunday, she completed the eighth stop on her tour with a performance in Beijing. The tour sees Wu collaborate with three musicians from countries and regions along the routes of China's Belt and Road initiative: Uyghur singer and songwriter Sanubar Tursun from China, tanbur virtuoso Sirojiddin Juraev from Tajikistan and percussionist Andrea Piccioni from Italy.
Musical origins The pipa is a traditional Chinese instrument whose origins can be traced to Central Asia. It is possibly a derivative of the Persian stringed instrument known as the "barbat. While the pipa reached the height of its popularity during the Tang Dynasty , according to Wu most modern pipa instruments are made following the pear-shaped style popular during the Qing Dynasty and are held vertically when playing. In , Wu had a chance to meet musicians from Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan and Azerbaijan.
Listening to them play the folk music of their home countries, she discovered that this music had an amazing resonance and familiarity to the music of the pipa.
We talked about the history of the pipa and I discovered I didn't know much about its history even though I had played it for many years. I became determined to learn more.
Over the next few years, she started laying the groundwork for the Borderlands project. Do you know the Xinhai brand at all?
My friend in Beijing likes this brand. Their rosewood models are very crystalline for lunzhi. I like the way these and the Xinhai models have the frets all starting from the same position on the left. Only the Shanghai Dunhuang models and copies stagger the bottom 9 frets. Suzhou is a pipa paradise! At least that is what I think. Have you been there? I was excited to go to the Suzhou gardens and see pipa players in costume in almost every nook and cranny and boat I can post a photo of my pipa and pipa related stuff on my blog this weekend.
It's just that today and tomorrow I have a lot of meetings and won't be online much until this Sunday or so. Taobao and buychinanow websites sell Dunhuang fakes which are 2kg. No good pipa can be made that light. I tested some in Beijing and got so cross they sound so fake too. I bought mine. It would be nice to try some Suzhou ones. The white peonie flower head and slight difference in material.
Lin Shi Sheng is great. He's Liu De Hai' teacher. Unfortunately, I was on my way out of town when I saw the poster. You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
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Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. A stressed Pipa beginner. Share More sharing options Followers 9. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3. Recommended Posts. Nottefonda Posted January 21, at PM. Posted January 21, at PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Posted January 22, at PM.
Nottefonda Posted January 24, at PM. Posted January 24, at PM. Yes, surely you all are growing tired of me D:. Posted April 7, at PM. Hi, I'm new here and also learning. Have you given up? Posted April 8, at AM. Posted April 8, at PM. Posted April 9, at AM. Posted April 9, at PM. I have plenty of pipa books. Just need to practice more diligently ;.
Posted April 11, at PM. I was excited to go to the Suzhou gardens and see pipa players in costume in almost every nook and cranny and boat :- I can post a photo of my pipa and pipa related stuff on my blog this weekend. I'll be in Suzhou next week and will keep an eye peeled for pipa players in the gardens.
No good pipa can be made that light with rosewood or ebony wood. I bought mine from a reputable authorised dealer buy they charged the high end of its price range.
It would be nice to try some Suzhou ones Which are these? Posted April 15, at AM. Posted April 15, at PM. The white peonie flower head and slight difference in material for the 6 top end frets looks like its popular. The internet is really bad for making pipas look attractive. Posted April 17, at PM. Pipa Action: Saw this sign today in Tongli close to Suzhou. Posted April 18, at AM. Posted April 19, at AM. Did you see real pipas?
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