Not having seen one in person, I'm not an absolute authority, but as best as I can tell the various forms of this instrument vary only slightly in construction and material; no more than different guitars. The main difference seams to be the plectum and the playing styles. I suspect you could easily interchange any of the sanxian family, from the Tsugaru-jamisen to the Mongolian Shudraga and play acceptable performances in any of the genres.
This is one of the most beautiful Chinese instrumental music I have ever heard. I am a Chinese (Cantonese) living in the U.S. and never had a chance to listen to this kind of music. Chinese music is very broad indeed. Thank you for sharing this video.
yes! I can tell it comes from China but is there more detail anyone can tell about the song and the background of this style? I play Shamisen which is almost exactly the same as this but from japan. I would love to learn more about this music and maybe try to play some of it myself.
i really love San-Xian since childhood... hvnt got a chance to learn... but its really great to see someone has uploaded san-xian stuff here! please upload more!! please! maybe Da-Lang-Tao-Sha by A-Bing the blind taoist priest from Wu-Xi near Su-Zhou
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Bravo..!! ♥
♥ Mais il faudra attendre la fin du concert pour avoir enfin un sourire..!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
RAZLCUL 9 months ago
kwok sir!
fanjong 1 year ago
holly fuck. i need one.
detharmy666 1 year ago
I need to find the names of 2 Chinese songs can you help please?
TICOOCIT2 1 year ago
Awesome.
protenniser47 2 years ago
請問您一下. 他們.. kui-dei.. 香港人定係台湾人?
ayanuhito 2 years ago
@ayanuhito they're 香港人
omgomgomgong 1 year ago
they have a nice harmony essence between them~peaceful!
chanhym 2 years ago
This is superb ~
WickedSoulXD 2 years ago
GREAT JOB!!!!
swampghost999 2 years ago
you're very nice! 好犀利!
ayanuhito 2 years ago 2
Lovely!
CanaanSGl 2 years ago
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENT
ZGKBFZ 2 years ago
BRAVO !!
OperafanSingapore 2 years ago
isnt it the same thing as the shamisen in japan??
Aerosmith58621 2 years ago
no, no and no. sorry but sanxian is extremely different from shamisen
Rahmemhotep 2 years ago
you should substantiate that comment. HOW is it different?
spastikman 2 years ago
Not having seen one in person, I'm not an absolute authority, but as best as I can tell the various forms of this instrument vary only slightly in construction and material; no more than different guitars. The main difference seams to be the plectum and the playing styles. I suspect you could easily interchange any of the sanxian family, from the Tsugaru-jamisen to the Mongolian Shudraga and play acceptable performances in any of the genres.
Hikikomori013 2 years ago
actually shanmisen is originally from sanxian~^_^
wsliuz 2 years ago 18
cool!
Aerosmith58621 2 years ago 3
@wsliuz no. sanxian > sanshin > amami shamisen > shamisen. shamisen developed from sanshin.
itsumonihon 8 months ago
@itsumonihon And Sanshin developed from sanxian. Source of the source ^^
Krummablod 6 months ago
they use bear skin of a dead-cat for shamisen's body. while use bear skin of a dead-snake for sanxian.
but okinawan(far southern japan) sanshin has a body made with snake skin.
ayanuhito 2 years ago
snake skin for chinese sanxian
hulusi2008 2 years ago
i love the sound of chinese sanxian!
is it a popular instrument there?
i'm very glad to see youngstars playing
it!! thanks for posting a nice video!!!
paramsaram 3 years ago 2
Not popular,it is the most difficult Chinese instrument to learn.
wingplum 3 years ago 3
郭蛇直頭係我偶像呀!
yip1232003 3 years ago
La cancion es hermosa. Y hacen un buen duo, pero lo que mas me gusto es la sonrisa de ambos en el final.
Anybody can translate mi opinion in english? I not very good with the english...
y si pueden en japones gracias y dsiukuje.
Usuario8757 3 years ago
the song is beautiful, and the make a good duet, but what I liked the most is both's smile at the end.
he ahi la traduccion ^^
insertsmartusername 3 years ago 7
muchas gracias.
De verdad te lo agradesco ^^
Usuario8757 3 years ago
我想問三弦同日本的三味線有咩分別 因為三弦個樣同三味線好似
wingkilulu 3 years ago
音﹐皮張﹐木材﹐長度﹐設計.... 但如你所說﹐基本形係一樣既。話晒三味線係日本改版的沖繩三弦嘛.
KuNsHiKeN 3 years ago
沖繩三弦個樣似中國三弦woo
wingkilulu 3 years ago 2
似就似﹐不過沖繩三弦比中國三弦短好多﹐兼音箱有點唔同. 因此音共音(土或)有點不及...
KuNsHiKeN 3 years ago 2
又學到野啦~謝謝 你是不是也有玩中樂的 我是玩西樂的 多多指教
wingkilulu 3 years ago 2
哈哈﹐我岩岩雙反﹐我專攻東方民樂。
KuNsHiKeN 3 years ago
Sanxian --> Sanshin --> Shamisen
OtAkuSutajio 3 years ago 3
COOL! This is like Shamisen sort of. My favorite Shamisen player is Kevin Kmetz the American master. I think he is Shamisendemon.
Anyway this music is just SO great. I love it.
baranokini 3 years ago
thats pretti cool : )
cookie4me 3 years ago
小師妹同郭蛇真合..
正!
tofeitsui 3 years ago
最高です!!
kuny9213 3 years ago
Kinda reminds me of cantonese opera
animega 3 years ago 2
This is one of the most beautiful Chinese instrumental music I have ever heard. I am a Chinese (Cantonese) living in the U.S. and never had a chance to listen to this kind of music. Chinese music is very broad indeed. Thank you for sharing this video.
wingklow 3 years ago 3
I love this music and instrument!! Where does it come from???
shamisendemon 4 years ago
China
Blindsman 3 years ago 3
yes! I can tell it comes from China but is there more detail anyone can tell about the song and the background of this style? I play Shamisen which is almost exactly the same as this but from japan. I would love to learn more about this music and maybe try to play some of it myself.
shamisendemon 3 years ago
it is not played with a bachi, three strings snake skin covering
darthsion71 3 years ago 2
I have only one work : "bravo". Pls continue to practice and pass it on.
chintekl 4 years ago
Excellent performance!!!!!!!!
p352008 4 years ago
wow! such a sweet melody... great duet
newbrazenasianpride 4 years ago
Amazing performance, by the way. Enjoyed it very much. You are both very talented.
mikepenny01 4 years ago
If you guys get a chance, please check out our group "Monsters of Shamisen" that features tsugaru shamisen from northern Japan.
mikepenny01 4 years ago
my friend plays a shamisen. It's really almost the same instrument.
That's snakeskin tho? He said shamisen has like dogskin or something... (Bye bye pooch! lol)
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
And cat skin, but there is a version of shamisen that uses snake skin. Which still isn't the exact same as the sanxian.
NaruRin 4 years ago
The snakeskin "shamisen" is a sanshin (or Jabisen), the okinawan precursor of the Shamisen.
Blindsman 4 years ago
lol, nice, and if you look out the window they are really high up :)
BohemianGod 4 years ago
pretty job
adamclarm 4 years ago
两位应该是香港人吧?
你们弹得很好!
Its not easy to master sanxian, thus very few people want to learn this insitument nowadays.
Its very touching to see people learing it and playing it so well.
加油!
wongwaifoong 4 years ago
i really love San-Xian since childhood... hvnt got a chance to learn... but its really great to see someone has uploaded san-xian stuff here! please upload more!! please! maybe Da-Lang-Tao-Sha by A-Bing the blind taoist priest from Wu-Xi near Su-Zhou
xpucoc 4 years ago
Ah, I finally get to the hear the ancestor of the Okinawan Sanshin. It sounds like a pipa/cheery hawaiian music with Chinese taste in it.
Chichiri520 4 years ago 2
You're doing good!!
doracatdodo 4 years ago
Ett bra jobb!!
jayjayito 4 years ago