There is a song that I think everyone must be very familiar with, and that is "The Girl of Dabancheng".
And whenever this song rings in our ears, who will come to mind first? It must be the great artist Kerim of virtue and art, right?
His singing and dancing performance form is too deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the witty humor he shows is really too likable.
But in fact, the famous singer Crimean has many aspects that we do not understand.
Today, Yaqing wants to talk about Crimea with you.
Kerim was born in 1940 to a Uighur family in Turpan, Xinjiang.
When we think of Turpan, we all think of "turpan grapes", right? But when I got here, I found that what was more exciting here was the enthusiastic Uighur people and Uighur songs and dances.
Crimean's parents were famous local artists. His father, Abdul Guli, known as the "Golden Screamer", once went to Beijing to perform in the whistle. His mother, on the other hand, would dance alongside while his father blew his whistle.
In 1951, Crimean's parents honorably joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the 11-year-old Crimean also joined the army and became a small literary and artistic soldier.
At that time, Crimea was very cute, and he loved to sing and dance, and he could sing and dance, and he was very popular with the chiefs of the troops and the soldiers. Whenever he performed the show on stage, the applause from everyone was particularly warm. And his singing and dancing form of performance began to take shape from then on.
1959 was a very memorable year for Crimea, because it was in that year that the trajectory of his life changed.
That year, the whole army held a literary and art performance to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of New China, and the 18-year-old Kerim came to Beijing from Xinjiang and sang a song in Chinese with excitement. The General Political Song and Dance Troupe saw the pearl and found this good seedling, so it kept him.
That year, Crimea did not return to Xinjiang. As the first Uyghur singer of the General Political Song and Dance Troupe, he has since sung all over the motherland with his songs, and everywhere he went, his unique performance form was warmly welcomed by the audience.
Over the years, Crimean has composed many songs, such as "The Song of Avanti", "The River of tarim's hometown", "Uncle Kurban, Where Are You", etc., which are widely sung. And he has sung more Xinjiang folk songs, among which everyone is most familiar with "The Girl of Dabancheng", "Why are the flowers so red", "Lift up your hijab", "Xinjiang is good", "Alam Khan" and so on.
Listening to Crimean, the song "The Girl of Dabancheng" was actually taught to him by his parents. As early as 1938, his father often performed on the streets of Turpan and at The Vivian Conference in Urumqi.
Later, the western folk song king Luobin re-created the song, which had a lyric that "bring your dowry, take your sister, and come in the carriage" caused controversy, and everyone said: Why do you have to bring your sister when you get married? Later, some people said that the translation was wrong, and it should be "take your bridesmaids and ride in the carriage." But because everyone was used to the original singing method at that time, when singing, they continued to sing "Take your sister and come in that carriage."
After the song was sung by Crimea, it quickly became popular throughout the country. At the same time, everyone also wanted to know, who was the beautiful "Girl of Dabancheng" in Crimea's heart? Decades passed before the mystery was finally revealed.
It turned out that the "girl of Dabancheng" in Crimean's heart was none other than his wife, who danced with him for many years when he sang, and her name was Gulandam.
Yes, Crimean's wife is exactly the same as the name of the heroine in the classic old movie "The Visitor on the Iceberg". Although Guran Danm in "The Visitor on the Iceberg" is a Tajik girl and his wife is a Uighur girl, they all have beautiful faces and graceful dances.
Here, I would like to focus on The Love Story of Crimean, which is as moving as his singing voice.
When Crimean first met Gurandam, he was amazed by her unparalleled beauty. Many actors of the General Political Song and Dance Troupe said that Guran Danmu looked so beautiful, a pair of beautiful big eyes as charming as autumn water, and a clean face like the moon in the sky.
Crimea and Gulandam met at a performance event. As if he had seen through Crimean's thoughts, the leader specially arranged for Gulandam to act as an accompanist for Crimea and cooperate to complete the program "The Girl of Dabancheng". Thus, two young people who had not known each other came together, and they were never separated again.
Whenever Kerim sang on stage, Gurandam danced from the sidelines. Their cooperation is very tacit, like fish and water. In 1974, they entered the marriage hall at the same time with everyone's blessings.
Crimea was 34 years old at the time, and he felt like the happiest man in the world.
The two of them go hand in hand in their careers, flying together in life, not once in the face for many years, and are known as "model couples".
Unexpectedly, in his later years, Guran Danmu died of the femoral head of his leg due to perennial dancing, and finally had to cut off his left leg and install a prosthetic leg, which was not particularly convenient. In such a situation, Crimea became his wife's cane, as long as he did not perform, he would stay by his wife's side, walk with her, and never abandon her, and now he has insisted on it for more than ten years. The comrades-in-arms of the General Political Department looked into his eyes and praised his behavior.
Crimean is 79 years old, and judging from his exposed recent photos, he is still handsome, and he is as funny and humorous as when he was younger. He said that the happiest thing about him was that he had served the soldiers all his life and had traveled to countless military checkpoints with songs. As an old artist with both virtue and art, he is already a national first-class actor and enjoys the treatment of the regular army. Here, let us sincerely wish him good health! Happiness and auspiciousness!
Speaking of Crimea, it is indeed a singer that we are all too familiar with. So which of his favorite songs do you guys like? Welcome to interact with more friends through the message area. I am Yaqing, thank you again for your attention and tips, we will meet again at the same time tomorrow.
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