I was born in a small village near Weishan Lake. In my childhood memory, except for a few tattered picture books, the country fishing drum can nourish my dry and barren mind. According to legend, the fishing drum began with the Taoist method of persuading goodness in the Tang Dynasty, and later evolved into the carrier of historical novels and myths and allusions, which were introduced to the people. Fishing drum is an instrumental music, made of a round bamboo tube about three feet long, painted with pigment, and one end made of pig or sheep carpel or fish skin. When playing, the left arm holds the drum obliquely and taps it with the middle finger and forefinger of the right hand to make a "buzzing" sound. The simple board is held in the left hand, and the drums and the board cross each other or rap together at the same time. Simple boards vary in size and texture, and are generally made of bamboo and wood, about 50 cm long and 25 cm short. With a fishing drum, a simple board and a glib tongue, this country's fishing drum artists have traveled all over the world. In my childhood impression, there were many artists who went to the village to sing fishing drums. They come here from time to time, and most of them beg for a living. Now that I think about it, maybe it was influenced by "Blue Cai He singing and begging in the city with simple wooden boards". Fishing drum seems to be a tailor-made tool for fundraising. Many years later, I often see such a scene in my mind: whenever the words "fishing drums capture the owner's house and six animals flourish" are sung at the gate, my mother always takes the artist's big enamel jar, scoops up half a bowl of grain from her clay jar and takes it to the door, and the singer opens the bag she carries with her and pours it in. Sometimes when his family is having dinner, the fisherman will hand him a big bowl and ask his mother to give him a bowl of hot rice and put some dishes in the pancake. After the meal, the fisherman put away his fishing drum and simple board and squatted under the big pagoda tree at the door to eat sweetly. After eating, sometimes I sing "Thirteen Paragraphs" or "Zhang Escape from Marriage" to show my gratitude. Slang folk songs, full of emotions, and then I will leave after singing, and then go to the next song. Thirty years ago, fishermen on both sides of the canal in Weishan Lake area celebrated holidays, celebrated birthdays and held weddings and funerals. Fishing drums are the basic element to add fun. Especially for weddings and funerals, rural people pay attention to ostentation and extravagance, and invite a group of fishermen and drummers to sing until dawn. One person went to rest when he was tired of singing, and the other took turns singing on stage, attracting villagers from all directions to watch the excitement. In particular, we children in primary schools often have fishing drums singing in the surrounding villages, always chasing the excitement, regardless of hunger and cold, and forget to return. At that time, the stage for singing fishing drums was different. For large-scale holiday activities, a stage is often set up on the playground of rural schools. It's a formal place, and people who listen to fishing drums come from eight neighboring towns, and the scene is even more grand. In other cases, it is mostly adapted to local conditions. People often call fishing drum artists "sir" because they have to wear robes and mandarin jackets. Before the performance, "Mr." sounded the fishing drum, and the audience came almost, then opened the book. When you rap, you mainly sit and sing, standing and walking. Combining singing with speaking, paying attention to grabbing words, and emphasizing the expression of emotion, qi and spirit when telling stories. The master who sings fishing drums can not only sing, but also tell stories and perform. Skilled people are also proficient in ventriloquism When you rap, you can produce different rhythms according to different plots or emotional changes. Drum and plate collocation, the plate is mainly remake, usually accompanied by five drums and three plates. Singing a fishing drum gives people the same impression as telling a story, but the difference is that it should be accompanied by a fishing drum. The stories of Yugur people are rich and colorful, including lingering love affairs between men and women, unheard-of historical anecdotes and creepy ghost legends, but most of them are the legend of heroes, such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, Yang Jiajiang and Yue Fei Biography. The content is absolutely suitable for all ages, refined and popular. I have been away from my hometown for many years, and I haven't heard the sound of fishing drums for a long time. Now it is difficult to find artists who rap fishing drums in busy cities or remote mountain villages. However, I have a unique feeling for the tearful and poetic rural fishing drums. I love that fishing drum. It flows in my heart like the Grand Canal in my hometown, full of rich pastoral charm, and echoes in my ears for a long time like the sound of nature traveling through time and space. "Knock, knock, knock-"In the twilight, the sound of fishing drums in childhood sounded rhythmically again. I closed my eyes and listened to this fishing drum with strong local flavor, accompanied by deep and old lyrics, so kind and as if so far away.
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