Rewapu is a stringed instrument played by the Uyghur and Uzbek ethnic groups.

Rewapu, also known as Rawapo and Lababu. Uighurs and Uzbeks play string instruments. Popular in the north and south of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to legend, it was created in the fourteenth century. In the Qing Dynasty, it was included in the Huibu music of the court. "The Second Edition of Lu Lu Zhengyi" (written in 1746 AD) includes it as Rabab. Mullah Asmuturamujizi's "History of Musicians" records that Rewapu originated in Kashgar in southern Xinjiang.

The body of the Gervapu piano is made of wood, the speaker is hemispherical, and it is covered with sheepskin, donkey skin, horsehide or python skin. The neck is slender and has a curved top.

The body, pole and top of the head of Rewafu in Kashgar, southern Xinjiang, are often inlaid with beautiful and rich ethnic patterns using animal bones. It is both a solo instrument and a very exquisite handicraft. Very popular with tourists.

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Development history

In the 14th century AD, cultural exchanges between domestic and foreign ethnic groups were widely carried out. On the basis of the original folk musical instruments, the Uyghur people absorbed Foreign musical instruments have been used to create some new musical instruments. Kashgar Rewapu is the crystallization of the hard work and wisdom of the Uyghur people, and has always been popular among the people. In the Qing Dynasty, Rewapu was included in the palace Huibu music (that is, Uyghur music), and was recorded in history as Lababu and Trumpet Bu.

The Qing Dynasty's "Lü Lu Zhengyi Houbian" (Volume 45) "Huibu Music Skills" written in 1746 AD contains: "Si Hubo was a man named Lababu." "Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty" "Images of Ritual Vessels" is accompanied by pictures. "Manuscripts of the History of the Qing Dynasty" (Volume 11) records: "The trumpet divination has five silk strings and two steel strings. The wooden handle has a groove. The groove is shaped like a half bottle, and the bottom is made of leather.

The head of the song is hollowed out to accept it. The silk string is tied with five shafts, two on the left and three on the right. Two steel strings are tied on the right side of the song. The silk strings are played with fingers or wooden plectrums, and the sound is taken from the steel strings. The "History of Musicians" (ancient Uyghur manuscript) written by Simutura Mujizi describes the popularity of "Muqam" created by 17 artists. According to the artist, Rewapu originated in Kashgar, southern Xinjiang. .

In the 1930s, the Datong Ensemble, a Shanghai ethnic instrumental music performance club, produced a set of Chinese ethnic instruments based on historical data, including ancient instruments and ethnic minority instruments, including two Lababs. , and also made some reform attempts. The original seven strings had five silk strings and two steel strings, but the Labab produced by the concert only had five silk strings.

Kashgar Rewapu has a history of hundreds of years and is also spread in northern Xinjiang. It has made greater progress in terms of craftsmanship, sound quality and performance than before.

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