Artist Info: Ma Ersa

Ma Ersa is a representative of Hui (also known as Dungan) Muslim Chinese musical traditions. Born in 1970, Ma Ersa was named after the Islamic Prophet Eysa - “Jesus” in the Christian tradition. Brought up in a mountain village in southern Gansu, the heartland of the hua’er song style, he absorbed the style while working as a shepherd and itinerant laborer, and gained a reputation locally as an outstanding singer. In the 1990s, a newly found [read more...]