The cucurbit flute hulusi (Traditional Chinese 葫蘆絲, Simplified Chinese 葫芦丝, which means “gourd silk“, referring to the instrument’s silky tone) is an end-blown free reed pipe with gourd windchest. Single pipe specimens are rare, most hulusi having a melody pipe and at least one drone pipe.
It is a musical instrument unique to the ethnic groups in China’s Yunnan Province. It is especially popular among the Dai people. The instrument is made with natural materials of gourd and bamboo. Composed of a gourd, main pipes, reeds and auxiliary pipes, the cucurbit flute sounds beautiful and heartwarming. It is ideal for expressing soft and tender feelings. As the sounds are as soft and graceful as shaking silk, the flute is also called “Bottle Gourd Silk“. In addition, the instrument is simple and elegant in appearance, easy to learn, small and easy to carry.
There’s a touching legend about the cucurbit flute among the Dai people. It is said that in the remote past, a young man of the Dai minority saved his sweetheart from a mountain flood by holding a big bottle gourd and rushing through the turbulent waves. His unswerving loyalty to love touched the Buddha, who inserted bamboo pipes into a gold bottle gourd and gave it to the brave man.
Holding up the gold bottle gourd, the man played beautiful music. All of a sudden, the torrential flood retreated, flowers came out and peacocks were spreading their tails. All things on earth seemed to be sending their good wishes to the lovers. Ever since then, the cucurbit flute has been passed down from generation to generation among the Dai people.
The Dai people are versatile and skilled in singing and dancing. During festivals, they sing songs to the accompaniment of intoxicating cucurbit flute tunes and the music can be heard everywhere. Popular cucurbit flute pieces include Lakeside Peacocks and The Depth of Bamboo Groves etc.
(from ://)
Player: Veronika Vitazkova
Instrument from: DanTang&Chinese bamboo flute
Video production: Risto Nikolic
1 view
224
67
3 months ago 00:47:11 1
Creation VI - Tetragrammaton [Full Album]
4 months ago 00:01:01 1
Kahraman Türk Askeri Nöbette-Hulusi Akar Ziyaret
5 months ago 00:01:27 1
Hulusi - chinese cucurbit flute
5 months ago 00:02:24 1
YUNANİSTAN TÜRK İHA ’LARINA KARŞI İSRAİL SİSTEMİ TEDARİK EDİYOR !!
6 months ago 00:03:46 1
AYDİLGE / KİRALIK AŞK - Sen misin İlacım? KLİP
6 months ago 00:01:52 1
Learn to play xun: Seven Pottery Chinese Xun Flute - Horserace
6 months ago 00:07:28 1
TEST 7 TÜRK AFİŞ TASARIMINA BAKIŞ (TEMEL TASARIM 2.Dönem Test Soruları)
6 months ago 00:06:10 1
TEST 4 CUMHURİYET DÖNEMİ TÜRK GRAFİK TASARIMININ GELİŞİMİ (TEMEL TASARIM 2
8 months ago 00:04:31 4
Самая дешевая китайская хулуси
10 months ago 00:00:54 1
Kiralık Aşk 1. Bölüm Fragman
10 months ago 00:32:21 1
Saulius Petreikis - Skambančios pilys ir keliaujantys muzikantai (edukacija)
11 months ago 00:00:56 4
İnci Taneleri 3. Bölüm 2. Fragman | Biz iyiyiz ama hatıralarımız kötü...
11 months ago 00:20:43 1
Вселенная внутри мозга - Ahmed Hulusi
11 months ago 01:13:34 1
15 Temmuz’un en tepesinde İngiltere ve ABD mi var?