Pengpeng Drum

Also known as Peony Melody, Pengpeng Drum is a sect of Lianhualuo (lotus root) and is mainly popular in counties of Fuding, Xiapu, Ningde, Shouning ect of East Fujian. The sound of “Pengpeng” is produced when patting a fishing drum with four fingers, so a Fishing Drum is also called Pengpeng Drum. To play it, nestle the Fishing Drum in left hand, pat drum head with right hand. Finger positions include “strike” (pat with four fingers at the same time), “roll” (pat non-stop with four fingers alternately), “rub” (apply four fingers to silence), “flip” (bend and pat non-stop with four fingers alternately) etc. Both singing and speaking with Pengpeng Drum are in Ningde dialect, and singing is given priority without much speaking. The song words are basically seven-character sentence, with inexact rhyming. The tune is vigorous and firm, with lasting epilogue, full of local characteristic of Fujian.

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