Wang Li
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Lisu ethnicity, born in 1929 in Nujiang, Yunnan. In 1937 he began studying Lisu folk song singing and qiben (Lisu plucked lute) playing under established masters, and mastered the original vocal styles of all Lisu folk songs. He can sing the appropriate songs on different occasions, whether festivals, house-warming ceremonies, weddings or funerals. His renditions of Lisu folk songs are complete in content and widely influential. The most influential are the "three great tunes" of Lisu folk song, namely Baishi, Mugua and Youye, and he is especially skilled at singing to the qiben, in which he displays superb technique. In 2002 the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture named him a "Yunnan Folk Artist".
Honors & Recognition
Representative bearer of Lisu Folk Songs, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Lisu Folk Songs Ⅱ-17
- Lisu Folk Songs Ⅱ-17
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