Tibetan dance music has various forms and distinct features and lyrics have extensive contents such as chanting, eulogy for sun, moon, stars, rivers and land, also for women's looks, costumes, missing relatives, blessing for meeting together and praying for all the best as well as religious contents, etc. Since 1950s, ordinary people have composed many lyrics reflecting new life.
Guoxie, an ancient singing and dancing performance, means singing and dancing in a circle, which is very popular. It is also called suo in Sagya area, bo or boqiang in Gongbu area, Zhuo or zhuoguo commonly known as guozhuang in pasturing areas of nothern Tibet, Kang and Anduo area (less visited for last minute China travel deals). People who perform this dance sing while dancing with hands in hands and shoulders by shoulders without accompanying music instrument.
Duixie is a singing and dancing performed in western Tibet and dui means high land,the Yarlung Tsangpo areas from western Shigatse to the entire Nagari prefecture. Duixie is exceedingly popular in Lhasa area, originally only accompanied by zhamu nie instrument and later develops to have a small band as accompaniment.
Xianzi, called Ye, yi or kang xie in Tibetan, is popular in Kang and Wei area of Tibet. Men play horn bu or er hu instrument and lead dancer in front of performers so it is known as xian zi. Xian zi is famed for elegant melody, rich track and stretch dance.
Langma is mainly popular in Lhasa (must-see destination for Tibet Tours) area, with elegant melody in music part, and performances accompanied by simple dance. It features warm and lovely, light stretch in dance part that performers only dance without singing.
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