npr: In Guizhou, it’s very mountainous. Sometimes it’s boring to walk by yourself, so you grab a leaf and blow on it and copy the birds. Sometimes you use leaves to call to people, to talk to them, since with leaves the sound goes further. - Leaf musician Guo Yong. Playing leaves is a dying art in China, and a local pop star is on a mission to help preserve the musical traditions of the country’s ethnic minorities.

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In Guizhou, it’s very mountainous. Sometimes it’s boring to walk by yourself, so you grab a leaf and blow on it and copy the birds. Sometimes you use leaves to call to people, to talk to them, since with leaves the sound goes further.

- Leaf musician Guo Yong. Playing leaves is a dying art in China, and a local pop star is on a mission to help preserve the musical traditions of the country’s ethnic minorities.

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    Ooooh, my Filipino playmates back when I was about 4 or 5 used to teach me how to do this! I never learned how to,...
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    Music doesn’t need an MP3 player …
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    Why blow across a hollow reed when the leaves sing all around?
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    I’ve seen guys do this in person, and it’s super-cool.
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    fascinating story from NPR about endangered
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    dying art? Not in America. My friend Cathy Li would make duck calls with pieces of grass every single day at recess in...
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    I used to know how to do this! I could only ever make one sound but it was cool because I never learned how to whistle...

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