Wu Yuzhu
Lineage & School of Heritage
In December 1975 she began studying Dong pipa songs under Wu Shiheng and Wu Mingqing; she has mastered several dozen duan (sets) of songs and can also compose new Dong pipa songs.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Dong ethnicity, born in 1967 in Liping, Guizhou. She sings at a very high level and has been acclaimed as the finest voice of the Forty-Eight Villages.
Honors & Recognition
She is a national representative bearer of Dong Pipa Songs, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2005 the Liping County People's Government conferred on her the title of "Dong Song Master", and she has taken part in many large-scale performances. From December 1996 to the present she has taught apprentices in Ximi Village, Mengzhai, Gaoyang, Yangwei Village and neighbouring hamlets, with as many as 312 students, who have become a vital new force among bearers of Dong pipa songs.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
Profile
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