China News Service, Beijing, January 20 title: Taiwanese Amei meets the horse-head fiddle when drinking and singing - a dialogue between ethnic minorities across the Taiwan Strait
Author Lu Mei Li Xuefeng
10 years ago, Taiwanese Amei young singer Yang Pinhua saw the forage grass undulating in the Inner Mongolia grassland on the big screen, and thought of the Pacific Ocean that he often looks at in his hometown Hualien County. Ten years later, he completed his first cross-strait minority song fusion work "Dear Ulanqab " in Beijing.
In August 2020, Taiwanese Amei singer Yang Pinhua (2nd from right) experienced the Inner Mongolian style while filming the MV of "Dear Ulanqab" in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. Photo provided by the interviewee
"The ethnic minority customs on both sides of the Taiwan Strait seem to be very different, but the love and awe of nature are the same. The first time I heard the long tune of Mongolia prompted me to start trying to create the integrated creation of ethnic music." Recently, in a recording studio in Beijing, the lead singer of the song Yang Pinhua told a reporter from China News Service about the creation process of this new song.
New song is composed and produced by famous Taiwanese musician Wu Xuwen and is the producer. Wu Xuwen has visited ethnic minority settlements in Yunnan, Inner Mongolia and other places, and has a strong interest in local culture. The song was produced for more than a year. Due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some recordings and post-synthesis of the songs had to be carried out separately. The teams on both sides of the Taiwan Strait often discussed through video links.
In December 2020, the Taiwanese Amei Malan Singing Team recorded in the Taipei recording studio. Photo provided by the interviewee
In the Taipei recording studio, Ameiren's famous singer Jiang Jinxing and Malan's singing team were wearing traditional costumes, dancing hand in hand while singing tribal ancient tunes and drinking songs; in the Beijing recording studio, Inner Mongolia's horse-head fiddle artist Wu Yun Bilige played with passion. In the interweaving of the low and thick and high-pitched accompaniment, Yang Pinhua sang his love with his parents, brothers and sisters and his longing for his friends.
"Last summer we went to Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia to shoot the MV," said Yang Pinhua. "I only realized that there were volcanoes on the grassland. When I climbed to the top of the mountain, I was shocked. Wow, this is the perspective of the eagle! That vastness reminds me of the clear water cliff on the Pacific coast of my hometown." He said that when he first met Dayun Bilige, he was worried that it was difficult to communicate, but the music quickly found resonance. After the song was played, the two became friends who had become heart-to-heart. "We talked with music, and that feeling was so refreshing!"
In August 2020, Taiwanese Amei singer Yang Pinhua filmed the MV of "Dear Ulanqab" in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. Photo provided by the interviewee
In the 14 years since he went to the mainland, Yang Pinhua has traveled to more than 60 cities. Due to his identity as a minority singer, he pays special attention to the instruments, music and singing methods of ethnic minorities in various places. "Music comes from life. Although different ethnic groups have different languages, they are essentially the same and dialogueable in the nature of music."
"Dear Ulanqab" was officially released on January 14, and received praise from musicians on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Wen Zhen, a well-known mainland musician, believes that the song triggers the homesickness of many people, and the passionate national music touches people's hearts. Taiwan’s senior lyricist Xu Changde said, “It turns out that the broader love is, the more you enter the heart, the warmer it is. This song does not need to be classified by music school , it is the song of life.” Chen Jianning, a member of Taiwan Feier Band F.I.R, sighed: “Blood family affection, natural love, endless life. It is the power of our ancestors that drive the descendants of China to pursue their dreams and walk on the waves…”
Yang Pinhua said that this is just the beginning. In the future, he will continue to try to integrate music with other ethnic minorities in the mainland to create music, and hope to become a "new business card of Eastern charm" on the international stage.
In early January 2021, Taiwanese Amei singer Yang Pinhua (right in the back row), Inner Mongolian horse-head violinist Wu Yun Bilige (front row), Mongolian young singer Amu Gulen (middle in the back row), and Taiwanese famous musician Wu Xuwen (left in the back row), recorded the song "Dear Ulanqab" in Beijing. Photo provided by the interviewee
Yang Pinhua opened his own music catering bar in an alley in Beijing, with a small stage inside, which can accommodate a band of three or four people for small performances. Ethnic minority singers often come here to sing, and music from different ethnic groups blends here.
restaurant displays Taiwan ethnic minority culture and products, and most of the clerks are young people from various tribes. Yang Pinhua hopes to show and provide a possibility to the tribe members in this way: the mainland has a broad world, everyone can integrate, get more development opportunities, and feed back to their hometown. (End)
Source: China News Network
