The famous single-string performance artist Ma Zenghui died at the age of 84

Singer Xie Dong posted a message on social platforms that the famous single-string performance artist, mother Ma Zenghui, died at 1 o'clock in the afternoon today at the age of 84.

Ma Zenghui came from a famous drum music family in Beijing, and his father Ma Liandeng and sister Ma Zengfen were both Xihe drum performance artists. Ma Liandeng and his second daughter Ma Zengfenzhu joined forces to jointly found the "Ma Pai" Xihe Dagu. Ma Zenghui became an artist at the age of 5, singing the Xihe Drum, and at the age of 15, he joined the China Radio Rap Group and changed to singing single strings, learning from Hu Baojun, Bai Fengming, Shi Huiru, Liu Hongyuan, Jiang Yuequan and other famous artists.

After entering the China Broadcasting Arts Rap Company, her singing was pure and green, eclectic, and formed her own unique artistic style, which was unique in the field of single strings, and sang dozens of single-string traditional famous segments for decades, such as "Du Shiniang", "Whipping Reeds", etc., and also sang many modern songs. In 2012, he won a variety of awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Award of the China Quyi Peony Award. She has also been very effective in her inheritance, and many disciples such as Cui Weili and Liu Xiumei have become rising stars in the field of music and art.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Niu Chunmei

Edit: Jin Liwei

Process Editor Wu Yue