Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 610 Come on, come on, after drinking this cup, there will be another cup

Chapter 610 Come on, come on, after this cup, there are still three cups to drink

On the way from Banna Airport to Splashing Water Square, three nanny cars were stuck in the slow traffic.

In one of the nanny cars, Tao Xiaoyu was discussing with her agent: "This time the sound and tuning are done by the Rolling Stones team, the effect will definitely be good, but I don't know if we can meet Bian Lang."

"The rehearsal time is different, but I feel that according to the configuration of the band, some of them may come to the performance tonight. If we wait, it is hard to say whether we can meet them in the second half of the night."

"Then we can arrange it during the last rehearsal. Anyway, there is nothing planned during the day, so the team can have a good rest. We should be staying in the same hotel, so it's hard to say whether we will meet. We didn't have the chance to get to know each other when he went to Xinghai before, so this time..."

The other two cars were occupied by a popular singer and a second-tier star. They didn't think as much as Tao Xiaoyu, but they still looked forward to having some interactions with Bian Lang in private.

Now, everyone knows that if you sing a song by Bian Lang, it means you have a chance to stand out.

But none of them could have imagined that the event company, which only wanted to make more money and leave, had already offended Bian Lang. And it was also somewhat inseparable from them.

As for Bian Lang and his group, these dozens of musicians were completely excited by the warm and hospitable customs of the Dai people.

Ding Ding and the other girls can normally drink, but compared to He Lei's mother-in-law, who drinks beer like water, they felt like they had met their idol.

Li Hao's drunkenness was no exaggeration, but facing He Lei's mother-in-law, he could only admit defeat: "Auntie, can you slow down a little bit..."

"Why are you slow? Today is a holiday and we are so happy. You have come all the way from BJ to visit our home, so you must eat and drink well. Bian Lang's friends are He Lei's friends. If you are not afraid of getting drunk, just sleep at home. There is enough room..."

Then Li Hao had no choice but to continue drinking one cup after another...

When Ding Ding and the other girls look at He Lei's mother-in-law now, their eyes are shining!
They never imagined that the housewife who was frying moss and water for them on the big stove before dinner would be so cool after raising her wine glass!

It wasn't until the third wave of people arrived that the drinking atmosphere eased a little.

The person who came was of the same generation as He Lei's father-in-law. Judging from his expression, he must have come here after drinking somewhere else.

But these people were carrying elephant foot drums, gongs and cymbals, which immediately attracted the attention of the musicians at the scene.

Thinking they were going to see some intangible cultural heritage music performance, everyone took out their mobile phones and other devices, waiting for the folk artists to start performing.

But after they sat down, they started drinking and speaking Dai language, which made the rock fans excited and confused at the same time!
Although Bian Lang had been exposed to a lot of ethnic music in his previous life, he still didn't know much about the Dai music, a genre with a strong Southeast Asian flavor.

He Lei took a look at the musicians on the scene and asked his father-in-law about it.

"Xiao Bian, let's drink slowly. When Zhang Ha comes, we'll perform for everyone! But you guys have to show some respect too, and have a happy holiday!"

As for exchanging ideas about music, musicians like Bian Lang naturally had nothing to say, but he was a little confused about the name Zhang Ha.

"Uncle, is this Zhangha a person's name?"

This time, before He Lei's father-in-law could speak, the man who came in with the elephant-foot drum answered for him: "The Dai Zhangha, translated into Chinese, is also called the Dai Zanha, which means a person who can sing. It is the name we Dai people use to refer to singers, and it is also the name of a genre of folk art performance."

Then it becomes clearer when we talk about Bian Lang. It is not just a title, but also a general term for this musical art form.

After he said this, he grabbed a handful of glutinous rice from the table and started pinching it in the center of the elephant-foot drum.

Then Yan Daokan smiled and nodded, motioning for Bian Lang to have a drink.

After that, he continued to introduce: "The Dai Zhangha emerged in the middle of the fifteenth century and spread to the Dai villages in Zhizhou, Simao City, Jiangcheng, Menglian, Jinggu and other places in our province. The Dai Zhangha organically combines recitation and singing. When singing, it is soft, lyrical, smooth and pleasant, with a strong ethnic style.

Representative repertoires include "Langa Xihe" and "Wushamaluo". Dai Zhangha is a popular and indispensable form of cultural entertainment for our Dai people, and an important carrier of Dai history and culture. The traditional singing of Dai Zhangha is sitting singing, usually in a bamboo house, with the audience sitting around the Zhangha, accompanied by someone blowing a bamboo flute or playing a jingqin.

Zhangha covered his face with a fan and sang with all his might amid the cheers of "Shui, Shui, Shui!" from the audience. There are two types of singing: one person singing and two people singing duets. The duet singing is competitive, that is, the two sides compete to see who sings better.

Before singing the main content, both parties must first sing a "song to pray for the gods" to bless them to sing smoothly and win over the other party. Then sing a humble and polite "courtesy song" to show respect to the other party. Then they will get to the point and sing the main content of this performance..."

After listening to this relatively official explanation, Bian Lang felt that there were some similarities between the Dai people's Zhangha and the Dai people's Zhangha.

"What is a dingqin?" Bian Lang was really curious about this.

It sounds like these two things should be plucked string instruments similar to the guitar, but in his inherent knowledge system, it seems that the Dai people only have wind instruments and percussion instruments!
"It's the ox-horn harp!"

After He Lei's father-in-law interjected, Yan Daokan continued to add professionally: "The full name is transliterated as Ding'e, which is a bow-stringed musical instrument of our Dai people. In Dai language, Ding means qin, and E means yellow ox horn. Ding'e means qin made of yellow ox horn. So this is also called ox horn qin, ox horn ding or ox horn huqin..."

Hearing this, Bian Lang glanced around the venue and shouted, "Everyone wait for a moment, wait for Zhang Ha from the Dai ethnic group to come over, let us all feel the music of the Dai people today! Old Wu, you should take a good look at how the ox-horn harp is played, and we will take one back when we leave!"

Old Wu, who was hit by the Q, suddenly perked up: "Okay, I'll think about it carefully later!"

Knowing that they would have to wait for a larger portion to arrive, everyone felt relieved and continued to eat and drink.

However, the group didn't have to wait too long, as He Lei's family welcomed the fourth wave of guests tonight.

There were two men and one woman who came this time. The woman was wearing traditional Dai clothing, with a light blue three-quarter sleeve top and a tube skirt made of golden Dai brocade on the bottom.

It is completely different from those travel-photography bare-chested styles of the big-name brands. The travel-photography makeup looks romantic, but in fact, it has little direct relationship with Dai clothing.

Today, Zhang Ha's outfit doesn't show any skin, but it shows her graceful figure to the extreme. It's definitely not comparable to those travel makeup looks that cost 198 yuan for one set and get one set for free!

Especially the belt and the golden ornaments on the head. He Lei came closer to Bian Lang and said, "Those are real things. A belt costs more than 10 Yuan..." Looking at the golden belt worth more than 10W, Bian Lang suddenly felt that those luxury brand belts with the same price were simply a scam!
It is the "simple" and "real" luxury products of our Dai people that are the classics that will last forever!
After they walked in, He Lei's father-in-law and several others stood up to offer them seats, and naturally, the younger generations like Bian Lang also stood up.

Seeing this, all the rock musicians present looked over seriously.

Some of them came over and prepared their phones, ready to record this folk music that they had never heard of before.

After the ox-horn harp was played like an erhu, the female Zhang Ha spoke first: "Wan Nan Da Suo..."

Although Bian Lang and his group really didn't understand a single word, they were all shocked.

Because the background music of the ox-horn harp is not very prominent in melody and rhythm, but Zhang Ha's singing can give off a sense of religious music with the accompaniment of this instrument which is even duller than the erhu.

This shocked the musicians at the scene!

After all, religious music, in order to create a sacred and inviolable atmosphere, is generally performed in major keys, and the melody arrangement is also very complex.

But the music in front of them was not only a minor tune, but it was also played by this old instrument with two strings, which sounded a bit incredible to them.

And according to what Yan Daokan said before, this thing has existed since the 15th century. So it is definitely a very rare thing that this kind of niche music has not been interrupted for five or six hundred years.

Because many niche ethnic cultural branches are likely to gradually disappear with the progress of the times and the background of national integration.

Some of them are because the culture itself violates the humanistic norms of modern society, such as the facial tattoos of the Dulong people in Yunnan Province.

Some of them were forced to become obsolete products of the times after cultural infiltration, such as the De'ang people's epic "Daguda Lengge Lebiao". The text has been preserved intact, but the only De'ang people who can still sing this epic are those old artists who are over 7 or years old.

"Olaf didn't come. If he had, he would have been interested in this!"

As soon as Mu Mian said this, Huang Kai retorted: "It's better to let him know later, otherwise he will definitely put down the album in his hand and record this first."

If Bian Lang heard this, he would definitely give Huang Kan a thumbs up, and would also encourage Olaf to find one or two more tone-deaf people like him from Europe to finish recording the classic contents of the eleven epics sung by the ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province.

This is not to say that locals can't do this job well, but the farther away people are, the more they will be in awe of things they don't understand. The starting point and source of motivation when shooting and recording will be different!
The visual appearance of the photographed objects will also be very different.

After the female zhangha finished singing, the male zhangha started singing. This back and forth singing lasted for about ten minutes. Under the leadership of the elephant foot drummer, everyone shouted together: "Shui, Shui, Shui..."

Then it was time for the three Dai percussionists to perform.

With the background music created by the three percussion instruments, the elephant-foot drum, gong and cymbals, all the Dai men and women present began to stand up and dance the elephant-foot drum dance.

Yan Daokan did not join in, not because he did not know how, but because he had to explain to Bian Lang: "Gaguang is a Dai language. Ga means jumping or dancing, and Guang refers to drums in general, and also means gathering or piling up. Gaguang can be translated as dancing around the drums, or as dancing to the drum."

"We call it Fanguang in Xishuangbanna, and in many places it is called Tiaobai or Ningbai. This dance is the oldest dance of our Dai people. It is now popular in more than 20 counties and cities. It is a self-entertainment dance that can be performed by men, women, young or old, regardless of the venue during the New Year celebrations. Gaguang is accompanied by ethnic percussion instruments such as elephant foot drums and cymbals, but in some places, people who beat drums and cymbals also participate in the dance and lead everyone to dance in a circle.

In the past, dancers could perform as they pleased, just to make it lively and joyful. But now, many unified movements and routines have been developed, and the names of the movements and routines vary from place to place, and some dance programs have been derived. For example, there are more than 30 sets of Xin Ga Guang danced by young people, and there is also Ga Yang danced by two middle-aged and elderly women holding a big dragon, and Ga Wen (soft dance) danced by elderly men, etc...."

After listening to this, a question that Bian Lang had been unable to understand in his previous life finally had an answer at this moment!

And at this moment, under the rhythm of "Ga Guang", what sounded in his mind was Dai Di, who once swept half of the TikTok world...

"If we can make it in time, we can play this at the end of the show or during the change of scenes the day after tomorrow. It will be absolutely amazing!"

Thinking of this, Bian Lang said to Yan Daokan, "Brother Yan, if it's convenient tomorrow, can you find a few Dai people who are good at Ga Guang dancing to help me?"

"It's a small matter. How much do you want? I will arrange it for you when the time comes..."

The "Ga Guang" here lasted for nearly half an hour. At the beginning, they were dancing around a table, and finally they were dancing around the terrace.

Even an old guy like the Commander was dragged in. One can imagine how much of the other side of rock people will be captured in tonight’s video.

Drummers like Dayong and Kong Liang were very interested in the forms of these percussion instruments, especially what the elephant-foot drummer was doing with glutinous rice on the drum surface...

After the fun on the Dai side ended, under the leadership of Yan Daokan, the Dai compatriots at the scene began to urge the Rolling Stones, who they considered rock stars, to perform.

The young people at the same table with Bian Lang even started to request songs: "Brother Lang, please play "Goodbye Jack"..."

While waiting for others to go downstairs to get the instruments, Bian Lang pointed at Zhang Ting and said, "I'll ask Brother Zhang to sing it for you later. I'll sing you a song we sing when we drink..."

"I heard you say that the sun rises and sets, the rain is unpredictable, and the road is full of footsteps... I have become accustomed to your sudden self, waving and seeing through nature..."

The somewhat carefree lyrics and Bian Lang's singing style, which lacked any technique at all, reminded the musicians present of the song they sang at Mid-Levels last night!

"Okay! This is the rhythm of another album!"

"Pop Rock, this melody is really interesting."

Who would have thought that after singing the main song, Bian Lang would actually start urging people to drink by following the rhythm: "Come on, come on, finish this one and there's still one more! After this one, there's still three more..."

Amid the excited cheers of the crowd, he continued to sing: "Then don't stay, time will pass and it will no longer come back... I will hold your passion tightly in my heart... If this life is all I have, why should I start over..."

(End of this chapter)

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