Sunshine On Taxkorgan - Chinese Hammered Dulcimer

[yashaazz]

I see Persian and Chinese share similar instruments!

[republicain85]

A delight for our ears. Thanks to these outstanding musicians, Hssie Hssie!

[MuddyCreates]

Can anyone tell me how to get these scores or can someone upload them???!!!!

[Max0Inq]

Instant favourite.

[yazalamaful]

this made my day..this hammered dulcimer sounds very close to the iraqi santour. the scale is the equivalent of arabic hijaz.

[birdandthe]

great playing, not sure about the double basses though and the drum seems rather to western?

[dtmangolover]

What specifically are the 3 intruments beside the YangQin player? (2 stringed, 1 drum) Thanks...

[sdhdeux]

The one of the right is a Chinese lute ( 琵琶 Pípá), a Alto Ruan (中阮 Zhōngruǎn) is in the middle, and the guy is playing a Python-skin drum （蟒皮鼓 Mǎngpí ɡǔ）.

[dtmangolover]

The perfect way of introducing someone to this, the most beautiful instrument in the world! I couldn't explain how much I love it...

[Fai2012]

I would definitely agree with that.

A poor performance can really scare ppl away from an instrument =\

[shellouise]

In awe!

[rudradev64]

Wow!

Takes me to the Silk Road.

[nikkoodo]

super!!

[carlohogc]

This song is super awesome. The first time i heard it, i was super amazed... hope to see more from him xD

[Serenetxl]

I HAVE to learn to play like him... No wait. At least try to aim to reach his level of playing... Im still so far away. T^T

[smilecake17]

I remember this guy. I played dulcimer with him when he came to perform in the US a few years ago.

[Eyewash03]

yeah.......

[1382508]

Your play is so wonderful. I like this song since I was young. I never saw this realistic show before. I praise you sincerely. Owesome

[electronixtar]

really? that's awesome!

[rulkubara]

I love it! And I'm learning this song too, wow he's really good...

[fluorescence]

"Yangqin" has 2 different "spellings", namely 扬琴 ('acclaimed instrument') and 洋琴 ('foreign instrument). Your teacher probably got it confused with the huqin (胡琴) family of bowed-string instruments.

[electronixtar]

quite true. +1 for ya!

[prinznevsky]

i studied chinese music for a bit, and one of my teachers said that "yangqin" means "barbarian instrument". it's obviously related to the persian santur, and it's no surprise that the music sounds like it's from the middle east. just like the chinese pi'pa

[electronixtar]

Bullshit. yangqin means 'exotic instrument'. 杨/洋/Yang means foreign/oversea but never 'barbarian', and 'qin' means intrument, just like guqin, liuqin, gang qin(piano), etc.

It is from persian santur.

IMHO Pi'pa is totally original China invented, it appears at least before Tang dynasty

[prinznevsky]

well my teacher was chinese, and she said "barbarian" which basically means the same as "foreign" if you look at the attitude of the chinese courts at that time. they were very chauvinistic about their superiority as a culture compared with the west. she said the pi'pa was also based on persian lutes, though she said the moon lute is a wholly chinese instrument. sorry to piss you off, but history is history

[electronixtar]

IMHO, Yangqin was introduced to China in Qing dynasty, at that time the word 'Yang' is changing it's value from 'barbarian' to 'oversea', like YangHuo, YangZao, etc.

Anyway you know what YangQin means now :-)

ps I'd like to contact your teacher, could you kindly ask her for permission giving me her IM/Email? Thanks in advance.

I am a Chinese too.

[rakounopaido]

it sounds like greek traditional!

[Evolutions35]

First When I listen ,I said this is Middle Eastern music..:))

[PunyKiddo]

Awesome! He's cool..

[Sakalty]

Tashkurgan is the only place in China whrw Tajik live

[Shortiexninja]

OMG I know him!

[lyrintzhs]

This is Arbic musik

[cacalacapoo]

More correctly, this is Xinjiang music.

[electronixtar]

can't agree more

[hobit2006]

Wonderful music and a very talented player.

[Throckmorton0003]

haha, wow . . simply awesome, ty!

[SusanSoh]

这不是张高翔吗？赞！

[Onroper]

this songs sounds like it comes from persia... nice

[electronixtar]

Yeah, it's mid-asian style.

[hacona]

he's great!!

[Sweetaznchic62102]

Nice. thanks for the upload.^_^

[daryldkyz]

Excellent performance. superb technicals, nice G402 Yang Qin

[harryharry424]

This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimmyfangzhou]

I can't agree more....First time to see such thing being played like this.....