Yi Shuanglai
Lineage & School of Heritage
Yi Shuanglai learned to play wind-and-percussion music from his father as a child, and from the age of fifteen he led his own band, appearing at a wide range of folk-custom events.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1948 in Jiaxiang, Shandong. He was skilled at suona playing and was best known for pieces such as Kaimenzi and Luozi as well as for feats including Huoshao Putaolia (Burning the Grape Trellis), Erlong Xizhu (Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl) and playing the suona through both nostrils. His tone was bright and clear and his phrasing full of surging contrast, and his performances incorporated conjuring, acrobatics and other techniques.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Luxinan Wind and Percussion Music, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He appeared many times in major festival performances and won awards there, trained more than ten well-known students, and made a positive contribution to the development of wind-and-percussion music in southwestern Shandong.
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