The Source of Sound involves the material, the movement and the vibration of which music arises. Episode. 24
Burmese harp
The Source of Sound is also in a summery mood and this month, brings harp songs from South East Asia. The harp as musical instrument has only survived in Burma and with the Karen people in the border area between Burma and Thailand. The instrument was once played throughout the continent, as proven by archeological digs and depictions on monuments like Angkor Vat, the Borobudur, and the items that survived the modern Middle Eastern iconoclasm. Nowadays, the instrument is restricted to the river area of the Irrawaddy, Salween and Mae Ping, and is divided into two different music cultures, each with their own harp and song types. The music is rustic and delicate, and both cultures have a summery melancholy. They are interpreted by Tüpo, Süpo, Saung Mu Mu Thein and Ma Cho Mu Winn.
Karen people location in Thailand
01 Missing you 2’44
CD Hill Tribe Music
Chiang Mai Youth Center, track 1
02 Lullaby 3’40
Tüpo – vocals & tanah (harp)
rec: Fred Gales / Sound Reporters
03 Flirting 3’01
Tüpo – vocals & tanah (harp)
rec: Fred Gales / Sound Reporters
04 The reserved forest 5’10
Tüpo – vocals & tanah (harp)
rec: Fred Gales / Sound Reporters
05 The stranger 7’10
Süpo – vocals & tanah (harp)
rec: Fred Gales / Sound Reporters
06 Lovers journey 12’29
Süpo – vocals & tanah (harp)
rec: Fred Gales / Sound Reporters
07 Zayatut 8’47
Saung Mu Mu Thein – vocals,harp
Colophon records Col CD 119, track 1
08 Swedaw Kyo 5’47
Saung Mu Mu Thein – vocals,harp
Colophon records Col CD 119, track 2
09 Aungzay Paingzay 5’37
Saung Mu Mu Thein, Ma Cho Mu Winn – vocals,harp
Colophon records Col CD 119, track 4
10 Mo Rambo 3’24
MC Tüpo 1
SN Promotion track B6
