Kahoku Watermelon

...Because there are many percussion players and their performances are conspicuous, they are also called luogu or drum music. Shandong Gufu and Hebei Fuka, which are good at imitating birds and vocal music, have few players (3-5) and are designed to showcase the techniques of the wind players, so these types are distinguished as drum music. On the other hand, there is a theory that even Qingluogu, which is a pure percussion ensemble, is included in Fuda...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kahoku Fukiuta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…打楽器の奏者が多くその活躍が目だつので，鑼鼓，鼓楽などの呼称もある。鳥や声楽の模倣を得意とする山東鼓吹や河北吹歌は，奏者が3～5人と少なく，しかも吹奏者の技巧を聞かせるものなので，この類を鼓吹楽として区別する。一方，純粋の打楽器合奏のみの清鑼鼓まで吹打に入れる説がある。…

※「河北吹歌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報