Huang Zhaoan
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he learned the erhu, suona and other instruments in the bayin (eight-tone) ensemble organised by his father.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Li ethnicity, born in July 1955 in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan Province. As he grew older he came to cherish the traditional instruments of his own people. He often crossed mountains and went from village to village, carefully discovering and organizing traditional instruments and instrumental pieces, and striving to learn and explore playing techniques, until he could handle all kinds of Li instruments with skill. Over the long term he has taught Li instrumental performance techniques in primary and secondary schools and in various training courses organised by the government. In 2008 his solo album "The Sound of the Nose Flute Calls Her" (Bixiao Sheng Sheng Hu Huan Ta) was published and distributed by the Guangdong Zhujiang Audio-Visual Publishing House.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Li Zhumu Instrumental Music, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. The instrumental pieces he has composed and performed have won awards from provincial and municipal cultural departments on numerous occasions.
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