Masters of the Yi Mouth Harp (Full movie HD)

彝族口弦大师 Jonathan Richter (冉峻) 2014 Please watch in HD for best viewing experience! With special thanks to the Fulbright program, Xiamen University, University of Hawai’i, and IIE, I am happy to present “Masters of the Yi Mouth Harp“! This film was made during my China Fulbright research grant in 2012-2013. The Yi are the seventh most populace ethnic minority group in China. The mouth harp instrument serves various functions in Yi culture and society, and is an example of a speech surrogate or “talking i