China News Service, Kunming, February 8th (Shi Wenzhi Miaochao) "This is a classic Yunnan folk song. It has been newly adapted to cleverly integrate new era elements with classic melody. It has both new melody and new connotation. I hope that through the singing, people will be entertained Invite tourists from all over the world to my hometown of Yunnan to build and share 'there is a life called Yunnan.'" Recently, the famous Tibetan singer Tashi Dundup said when participating in the rehearsal of the 2024 Yunnan Province Spring Festival Gala.
The picture shows the poster of the 2024 Yunnan Province Spring Festival Gala. Photo provided by the organizer
As an "old friend" of the Yunnan Spring Festival Gala for many years, this year's Spring Festival, national first-class actor Tashi Dundup will sing an adapted version of the Yunnan folk song "Guest from afar, Please Stay". For this joining, Tashi Dundup is full of expectations, "Classic melody paired with round accompaniment singers, this is a new experience and challenge, and it is also a tribute to Yunnan national music."
The song "Guest from afar please stay" was written by Fan Yu, arranged by Mai Ding, and adapted by Ma Hui. The original song is a multi-part chorus composed based on the Sani folk songs and materials of the Yi ethnic group in the "Hometown of Ashima". It sings about the beautiful life of the Sani people of the Yi ethnic group and their warm invitation to guests from afar. It has been sung since 1953 to this day. It is well known to people all over the country.
The picture shows the poster of Tashi Dunzhu joining the 2024 Yunnan Province Spring Festival Gala. Photo provided by the organizer
Tashi Dundup was born into a musical family, and his mother is the Chinese Tibetan soprano Zongyong Zhuoma. Driven and influenced by his mother, Tashi Dundup has been interested in music since he was a child. He insists on learning musical instruments and singing. It has always been his dream to become a Tibetan singer like Ceden Dolma and Zongyong Dolma.
Although he was born in Kunming, Tashi Dundup would return to his hometown Shangri-La every winter and summer vacation when he was a child. This is the capital of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and a fairyland on earth described by the British writer James Hilton, attracting tourists from all over the world to experience life in a paradise.
In Tashi Dundup’s memory, in the early 1990s, it took 2 to 3 days to drive from Kunming to Shangri-La, a distance of more than 600 kilometers; in 1999, Shangri-La Airport was opened to traffic, and the time to return home was shortened to one hour, welcoming a new arrival in his hometown. It has attracted waves of tourists from all over the world; on November 26, 2023, the Lixiang Railway was completed and opened to traffic, ending the history of Diqing Prefecture being without railways, and the "Shangri-La of the World" will be more closely connected with the whole world.
The picture shows tourists visiting the ancient city of Dukezong in Shangri-La, Diqing. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
Looking at the rapid development of his hometown, Tashi Dundup, who is Shangri-La’s tourism ambassador, was deeply moved, “Transportation is no longer a hindrance. More and more tourists can finally take the train from all over the world to come here and experience the real and three-dimensional scenery. of Shangri-La.”
Currently, Yunnan, which is building China's radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia, is embracing the world and welcoming the future with an unprecedented openness. As a young Tibetan singer, Tashi Dundup said frankly that he has the responsibility and obligation to inherit and promote the Yunnan nation well. Music and national culture. "I hope that through singing, I can connect the shining points of cultural prosperity in Yunling, and show a harmonious picture of each ethnic group having its own beauty and sharing the same beauty, especially my hometown Shangri-La," said Tashi Dundup.
While systematically learning various vocal techniques and popular songs, Tashi Dundup has been exploring the path of fusion of national music. He hopes to use his own way to make more young people fall in love with national music. Over the years, folk songs have accounted for a large proportion of his works. "Sichuan-Tibet Road", "Happiness Waits" and "Sunshine" are deeply loved by fans.
The picture shows Tashi Dundup participating in the rehearsal of the 2024 Yunnan Province Spring Festival Gala. Photo provided by the organizer
Nowadays, as Tibetan singers become younger and younger, Hi-pop, Tibetan rapper and other elements have injected new styles and new power into Tibetan music. Tibetan songs in the form of folk songs, rap and other forms are emerging one after another. In Tashi Dundup's view, this is a good thing. To protect, inherit and innovate national music well, more young people need to join in to achieve multicultural integration. "In this Spring Festival Gala, I, a Tibetan, sang Yi songs. This feeling is wonderful and I enjoy it very much."
According to the director team, the 2024 Yunnan Spring Festival Gala includes four chapters: "Ecological Green", "Colorful", "Open and Tolerant" and "Harmonious and Happy". The gala will last 100 minutes and have a total of 21 programs. Among them, Tashi Dundup will make a shining appearance in the third chapter "Openness and Inclusion". Through singing, he will show Yunnan's openness to embrace the world and welcome the future, and send the most sincere invitation to the world, inviting tourists from all directions to "stay".
Our Spring Festival Gala has created a new model for the Yunnan Spring Festival Gala in the form of central and local cooperation and South-South cooperation. The party will be broadcast on Yunnan Satellite TV and Hunan Radio and Television International Channel at 20:00 on the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 10). China News Network Omni Media Matrix and Mango TV will also broadcast simultaneously. (over)