Du Haitao
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1952 Du Haitao was apprenticed to Zheng Jinfang and took up folk wind-and-percussion music. In 1980 he formed the Laixing Village folk wind-and-percussion band, which has remained active on rural stages throughout the year and has trained a large number of transmitters of the genre.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1934 in Zhijiang, Hubei. He mastered every role in wind-and-percussion music and employed a wide variety of percussion techniques, and he was particularly distinctive in his use of the shifan drum.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Zhijiang Folk Wind and Percussion Music, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2000 the Zhijiang folk wind-and-percussion piece Qucin (Taking a Bride), performed by Du Haitao and his band, won a silver award at the national art showcase; his direct disciples, Li Conghai among them, have also won awards many times in the Yichang folk-art competitions.
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