NI 5401
Total Playing Time 61.36
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Music from Southern Laos
played by Molam Lao
Singers: Sengphet Souryavongsay, Phimmasone Saysamone,
Nouphiene, Boualiane Thipsangvanh, Khampha Inthisane
Musicians: Nouthong Phimvilayphone - khen, kachapi, ranat
Tem Mahavong - khen, Khamsy Khounsavath - khen
Lidsida Thipsangvanh - kong tapone, Khampha Inthisane - kachapi
Instruments: khen - bamboo mouth organ, kachapi - plucked lute
ranat - xylophone, kong tapone - drums
sing - finger cymbals, niap niep - notched stick
The performers on this disc are the best musicians in Laos. Since settling in France in 1976 they have given concerts and taken part in many international festivals throughout Europe. This recording features the alternating style of singing know as Lam, and the quintessential Laotian bamboo mouth organ, the khen.
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