A Study On The Evolution And Spread Of The Drums In The Southwest Of Yunnan Province

The xiangjiao drum and encouraged widespread in southwest Yunnan Nationalities traditional folk performances, both as inspiration or dance musical accompaniment have formed a complete system in the region to become a significant cultural identity.The subject area is selected to different cultures in the same sector to study the phenomenon, starting from the current situation by all ethnic groups in the current spread of foot elephant inspired drumming comprehensive study. Binding function of the role of the national history and origins of the drum in the nation, the performance characteristics of objects inspired foot Evolution and Spread of the analysis, aimed at demonstration in the history of folk dance in a cultural region of the gene in the same sector in different cultures flow development of. Has been popular throughout the South Asian countries in the foot as much domestic and foreign experts drum concern, since as encouraged by the feet in the development of southwest Yunnan spread has its own characteristics. Therefore its comprehensive study is particularly important, through this study can clearly discriminate foot drums, and as encouraged by the feet.This paper mainly southwest Yunnan elephant foot "drum and encouraged" by the study, including the source and spread of the drum and encouraging. By circulating in the nation’s southwest Yunnan eight elephant foot drum and encouraging field research and literature research, this paper argues foot drums drum piece is an early type of sprout, which can be classified in the waist drum type, is sided waist sash rope drum type, about 150 years ago and gradually popular in Southwest Yunnan and South Asia, Southeast Asia, and there have been documented on such drums and murals. These historical records of xiangjiao drum circumstances prevailing at the time. Xiangjiao drum prove both entertainment and entertain the people of God functions should belong to traditional folk dances. Its development path for the early development of the Recreation God gradually evolved into the group dance performances, competition, solo or duet. Because of Southwest Yunnan minority was "big mixed, small communities" features. So like the communication process encouraged by the feet of monohydric multivessel characteristics, forming a modern pattern.