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huozhe

Huozhe (pinyin: huǒ zhě) is a musical instrument of the Yi and Buyi ethnic groups. In Yi language, it is called fire. The Bouyei people call it the light. It is popular in Weining, Hezhang, Bijie, Shuicheng, Nayong, Qianxi, Panxian and other Yi areas in the northwest of Guizhou Province, and in Xingyi and Zhenfeng in the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou.

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  • Pinyin:huǒ zhě
  • popular area:Guizhou Province
  • Classification:slamming membrane musical instrument
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The drum frame is made of walnut or sycamore wood slats. It is flat and round. The two ends are covered with untreated raw cowhide with hair. The edges of the skin are fixed with two rows of bamboo nails, and the bamboo nails are exposed by 1.5 cm from the drum frame.
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