The origin and development history of Uzbek Rewapu

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Uzbek Rewapu is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Uzbek and Uyghur peoples. Also known as the new type of heatwap, reform heatwap. It is popular all over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, especially in Urumqi, Kashgar, Yining and other cities.


According to legend, it was created in the fourteenth century. In the Qing Dynasty, it was included in the Hui music of the court. "Lvlu Zhengyi Houbian" (written in 1746) included the name Lababu. According to Mullah Esmutulamujizi's "History of Music Teachers", Rewapu originated in Kashgar, southern Xinjiang. The body of the rewapu is made of wood, and the speaker is hemispherical, covered with sheepskin, donkey skin, horse skin or python skin. The neck is slender and the top is curved.

The Tajik people live in the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau, the "roof of the world". They have been in contact with the Uyghur and Kirgiz people for a long time. They not only have close economic ties, but also have close ties in music culture. There are many Rebup and Uyghur people. Langewapu, in addition to the appearance of the piano is very similar, the playing posture and method are also relatively the same.

In the early 1950s, Urumqi Yitiboke Musical Instrument Factory cooperated with Uzmanjiang and other musicians to make Uzbek Rewapu in my country on the basis of Kashgar Rewap and referring to the shape of the Soviet Uzbek Rewap. Also known as Reform Rewapu or New Rewapu.
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Uzbek Rewapu (Pinyin: wū zī bié kè rè wǎ pǔ) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Uzbek and Uyghur ethnic groups. It can be used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment, and is often used with Uzbek Rewapu in ethnic bands.

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