Mi Qingsong
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he learned to sing Chashan work chants from his father. He later formally became a disciple of Shu Heiwa, the king of song of western Hunan, and came to command the full technique of Chashan work chant performance, including the drumming and the layout of the mountain-digging scenes, the procedure of offering sacrifice to the gods and feasting the spirits, and the skills of shouting the Chashan work chants, such as the method of vocal production, the trailing cadence at the end of a phrase and the control of the number of wa syllables.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Yao, born in September 1957 in Chenxi County, Hunan Province. His singing style is distinctive, and in performance he leaps up an octave with consummate skill. His voice is strangely high and penetrating, with a metallic ring and a strong local flavour. In 2015 he compiled and published the book Chenxi Chashan Work Chants.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Chashan Work Songs, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He established a Chashan work chant training base in Luozishan Yao Township and has trained more than sixty disciples; his senior disciple Mi Zhaole has fully mastered the singing technique, has taken part in performances on many occasions and has won awards.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Chashan Work Songs Ⅱ-89
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