客家山歌傳奇
徐木珍 Xu Mu-zhen 台灣 Taiwan
10/06 19:30 大舞台 GRAND STAGE

幼年時因染病導致雙眼失明，但殘疾並沒有使他的音樂才華被埋沒。徐木珍七、八歲便能唱出有板、有調的客家山歌，少年時代賣唱生涯更使他對各種民間曲調都能嫻熟掌握。徐木珍同時也精通鑼鼓、梆子、三弦、月琴等多種樂器，可說是「一人樂團」。他甚至將月琴的音枕取下，再加裝一條弦，以月琴發揮三弦的彈撥法，為了節省生活開支，還自創摔不壞、吹不裂的「塑膠管簫」，吹出不同於一般竹簫的音色，由此可見其靈活的流浪藝人性格。

樂觀、活潑的性格也表現在他的曲風中，即興說唱是徐老的拿手好戲。徐木珍被譽為客家山歌國寶級大師，獲頒第十六屆民族歌謠類國家薪傳獎。

Hakka music master Xu Mu-zhen is considered a national treasure in Taiwan, who continues to impress audiences today with his virtuosity in various styles of Hakka music, particularly Mountain Songs and Eight-Tone music. Xu is equally at home performing other traditional Chinese music styles, including Qi-zi-diao (the Seven-Word Song) of Taiwanese Opera. In addition to his robust voice, Xu’s performances also showcase his talents as a multi-instrumentalist – he plays a wide range of instruments associated with traditional Chinese music, including the gong, bang-zi (wood clappers), the sanhsin, the yueqin (“moo-shape lute”), and bamboo flutes.