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So I just found out about one of the coolest instruments ever (next to the hurdy gurdy):
The Laotian Khene or Khaen
It's like one person playing the entire reed section of an orchestra. It's also inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
This person has composed a song on it based on the sound of a car alarm
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I’m so excited about buying this new instrument that I had to share it with the world! This is the Laotian khene (also sometimes spelled khaen or kaen). To hear a real master (Sombat Simlah) play the instrument, check out epically awesome videos like this.
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Video: Khene Performance of ເປົ່າແຄນວົງ.
A performance by school children, students of music & dance, during one of Laos’ international events. I spy future Khene masters! :~D
A Lao girl playing the Khene during Pii Mai.
According to legend, the khene was created by a woman who was trying to reproduce the sound of the garawek bird which she heard while on a walk one day. The journey was long and difficult, so she decided to invent an instrument that would bring the sound to her. When she returned to her village, she experimented with many different instruments, including percussion, wind and plucked and bowed strings.
Finally she cut a piece of bamboo and inserted a reed into it. Upon playing it, she realized that it sounded much like the garawek bird. She continued to improve the sound until she felt it was worthy for the king's ears. When she was ready, she went to the palace and began playing for the king on her newly invented instrument, which was at this point nameless. At the end of the first song, she asked the king if he liked the piece. He said it was fair, and instructed her to continue playing.
After her last song, she again asked the king if he was pleased. His reply was "Tia nee kaen dae," which means "This time it was better." He then instructed her to call the instrument, according to his words, the kaen. [ Source ]
The instrument, through most of Laotian history, are dominated by men musicians. Fortunately, women and girls are today learning how to play the Khene as shown by the girl above.
Photo taken by davegolden.
"Cour d'amour" (formal courting) inside Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang 1919.
To the music of the khene. a young man sitting opposite a young woman will court her by improvising a poetic song. The young woman answers chanting as well in reply. If he is rejected another young man will step in to replace him, sometimes whole villages get involved as back up singers to accompany the singers creating a festive atmosphere.
