Wang Bo
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Tujia ethnicity, born in December 1966 in Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, Guizhou Province. Growing up in a Tujia mountain village, he was nourished by Tujia mountain songs from childhood; endowed with a fine natural voice, he gradually mastered the singing techniques of Tujia mountain songs under the guidance of local folk teachers and learned more than a thousand of them. The mountain songs he sings have richly varied melodies and high, powerful tones with strong expressive force, and are deeply loved by the local people. From 2003 he began to collect Tujia folk songs and collated and compiled them into a collection of Tujia mountain songs. He actively promotes activities that bring traditional culture into schools, playing a role in linking past and present for the transmission and development of traditional Tujia culture.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Tujia Folk Songs, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Tujia Folk Songs Ⅱ-156
- Tujia Folk Songs Ⅱ-156
Profile
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