An examination of the history and development of Heluo Dagu in Henan Province, China

The history and development of Heluo Dagu

Abstract

This study used a qualitative and descriptive methodology to classify and examine the large amount of information that was collected through field research. The research objective was to examine the history and development of Heluo Dagu in Henan Province, China. Field investigation, a questionnaire survey, literature research, a case analysis, and comparative induction were all parts of the study. The interviews were divided into three with key informants and two with general informants. The study's results are as expected, as the history of Heluo Dagu is rooted in ancient Chinese rap music, dating back more than 3,000 years to the Zhou Dynasty. In the early stage, rap music has gone through such musical forms as "advocating you," "Gu Meng," "Chengxiangzhou," "talking," "changing Wen," "Zhugong Diao," "Guzi Ci," "Singing and Earning," "Ci Ci," and "Tao Zhen," which laid a solid historical foundation for the formation of Heluo Dagu. The early forms of Heluo Dagu after its formation include "three-string Hingzi Shu," "Luoyang Qinshu," "Dagu Shu," and "single Dagu." The development of Heluo Dagu has experienced: the first stage in 1905 AD, "drum touch string," "Dagu Jingqiang"; the second stage of the "Three Imperial Meetings"; the third stage, "Baishan Huang," and "Heyang Dagu." At present, the development of Heluo Dagu has been inherited by six generations of artists.