"Munao Zongge" and "Munao" are Jingpo branch languages, and "Zongge" is Zaiwa branch languages, both of which mean party and dance. The traditional chanting of Munao is not only a religious ritual activity, but also a large-scale collective song and dance gathering. There can be thousands of participants. Dancers dressed in festive costumes, women waving fans or handkerchiefs, men waving long knives, accompanied by musical instruments, singing while dancing. On the dance floor, the rough "Oh, get angry" singing, percussion and blowing music, as well as bursts of whistling and gunfire, are all in one, and the mood is warm. There is no fixed arrangement for the songs performed in Munao's longitudinal songs, and the participants are free to choose. The content of the lyrics includes the narration of the historical origin of Jingpo nationality, the legend about Munao, and various short songs that are funny and entertaining. The music played by the band includes "Munao Dongba" and "Wenbeng Music".
On the night when the new house was completed, neighbors, relatives and friends all went to the host's house to congratulate them and sang and danced all night. One person leads the singing, and everyone should make peace. The lyrics describe festive scenes and recall the history of ancestors learning to build houses, which is humorous and philosophical. The melody is simple, the speed is moderate, and the structure is regular. Most of them are repeated changes of the upper and lower paragraphs. The upper sentence is the lead singer and the next sentence is the chorus. Some areas form simple harmony in the chorus; Sometimes the chorus of all people enters on the remake (long note) of the last bar of the lead singer, forming a simple imitation.
Funeral Song Every old man dies, a grand funeral ceremony will be held. Before the funeral, Dong Sa (a religious professional) presided over the sacrificial activities, but also held song and dance activities for several days in a row, dancing "Um Dong Kang" during the day and "Gebeng Dong" at night until dawn, to express condolences and nostalgia for the dead. Gebendong is a kind of collective song and dance, accompanied by three gongs with different pitches (the pitch relationship is about equivalent to the open arrangement position of an in-situ minor chord), and the dancers can sing freely. Jingpo sings "Rolling" and Zaiwa sings "Rolling". The melody of the two is different, but the emotion of the melody is a kind of sadness in praise. In addition to praising the benefits of the deceased before his death, the lyrics also explain the phenomenon of life and death in the world with great interest and comfort the relatives of the deceased. In addition, there are elephant foot drum dance and long knife dance. Accompanied by elephant foot drums, gongs, cymbals, bamboo flutes, Dongba and other musical instruments.
The rap music "Lejia" is a general term for rap music of Jingpo nationality. There are two kinds of "wooden occupation" and "lelai". There are no traditional songbooks with written records and no professional artists who make a living from them, but there are representative singers in each genre who sing different contents on different occasions. Lejia's music is mainly chanting, with many words and few cavities, and the rhythm of segmentation and jumping is consistent with the language characteristics of Jingpo nationality.
Muzhan is a rap music of Jingpo Branch. It is sung by an elderly person or an adult man during the Munao chant, wedding ceremony, new house completion, harvest celebration and Chinese New Year Festival. The singer sits on the floor, slaps the fan handle with his fingers and sings, or performs some movements. Its musical structure is the change and repetition of basic tunes. At the beginning of each paragraph, there is a set-off phrase, and in the middle are several reciting phrases that vary according to the length of lyrics; At the end of the whole song, add the end of 1 ~ 2 bars.
Lelai is the rap music of Zaiwazhi. Its singing form, content and occasions are basically the same as those of Mu Zhan, but the tunes are different. His music is more lyrical. In some areas, at the end of the paragraph, there are often chorus voices to form a simple two-part part.
Instrumental music The folk instruments of Jingpo nationality are Turun, made of bamboo, with a hole in the middle and transverse blowing, with bright and soft timbre; Fleece, made of bamboo, has two parts: main pipe and gas pipe, with wide range and fine sound quality; , similar to the clarinet of Han nationality; Dongba, consisting of a horn body, a wooden tube body and a sentry post, has a rich timbre; Mulberry, composed of main pipe and attached pipe with fixed sound, is equipped with a copper tongue-shaped reed, and its tone is quiet and affectionate. The little three-stringed plucked instrument came from the Lisu nationality. Percussion instruments include elephant foot drums, gongs, cymbals and drums.
Wenbeng Music Jingpo instrumental music is an independent music with strong national style and broad mass base. It originated in the early 193s, and gradually took shape with the continuous development of Jingpo music. There are complete sets of qupai, independent band forms and traditional playing procedures. The band is composed of one or several bamboo flutes without membrane, accompanied by Dajun Drum, Xiao snare drum, Gong and small cymbals, and sometimes Dongba and Elephant Foot Drum. Its qupai all express certain etiquette and custom contents. For example, "Wen Bengqu" and "Si Lang" express etiquette and greetings; "Sai Sai" means intimacy; "Bree and a Half" means to greet the bride and offer flowers; "Nan Mu Sa" means Fujian, etc.