Cheng Laijiacuo

03-0892Buddhist MusicTraditional MusicXiahe, GansuBatch 3 (2009)

Lineage & School of Heritage

He studied under Suonan and in 1991 joined the Daode'er ensemble of the Buddhist halls of Labrang Monastery. For many years he has served as organiser within the Labrang Monastery Daode'er ensemble and is one of its mainstays, playing the sheng, bamboo flute, nine-cloud gong, cymbals and yangqin; he is currently the ensemble's chief instructor.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Tibetan ethnicity, born in November 1969, a native of Xiahe County, Gansu Province. He has taken part many times in performances within China and has performed in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. With the ensemble he has visited seven countries, including France, the United States and Belgium, exchanging Tibetan Buddhist music and winning praise from audiences at home and abroad.

Honors & Recognition

A national representative bearer of Buddhist Music (Labrang Monastery Hall Music Daode'er), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1986, at the National Folk Music and Dance Competition, his eagle-bone flute solo Caoyuan Xiongying (Eagle of the Grassland) won a second prize and the vocal work Axiang Laolao won a first prize for musical composition, among other awards.

References & Archival Sources

Cheng Laijiacuo · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Buddhist Music
Item code: Ⅱ-138
Category: Traditional Music
Region: Xiahe, Gansu
Born: 1943
Batch: Batch 3 (2009)

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