First of all, briefly introduce the Barrow nationality.
Barrow is a minority in China, mainly distributed in Luo Yu between Chayu in eastern Tibet and Menyu in western Tibet, mainly engaged in agriculture and hunting. Barrow people have their own language, basically using Tibetan, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman language family.
Most of the Luoba people live in the alpine valley area west of the bend of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Until the middle of the 20th century, the Lhoba society was still in the last stage of primitive society, and it is still being followed. Relying on the oral legends handed down by their ancestors, the Barrow people continue their own cultural traditions.
Second, the origin of the Barrow nationality.
Luo Yu has long been a part of Tibet in China.
Since ancient times, the ancestors of the Barrow people have lived in this area, and together with the ancestors of the Tibetans and Menba people, * * * created the ancient civilization of the Himalayas. The Barrow nationality does not have its own writing, so there is no documentary record about its history, and there are few records about the origin and history of the Barrow nationality in Tibetan and Chinese documents.
Barrow folk music and dance;
1, the music of the Barrow people.
Barrow folk music includes vocal music and instrumental music. Vocal music is a form of singing that combines poetry with some tunes. The most representative is Jin Jia, which is one of the oldest folk tunes and is popular among various tribes. Mainly describes the national origin and migration history. Generally, the tone is simple and slow, the rhythm is not strict, and it is slow and solemn. Every sentence is usually four beats.
There are four kinds of folk musical instruments of Barrow nationality: whistle, bamboo string, flute and erhu.
2. Dance of Loba people.
The dance of Barrow nationality is rooted in life practice, and its movements mostly imitate the shapes and movements of birds and animals, as well as the cheerful scenes of people catching and domesticating animals. For example, the Gaelic's "Cattle Training" dance is to show the actions of Barrow people in chasing, catching and taming bulls. There are also large-scale group dances with men and women singing and dancing, which are lively, vigorous and warm.