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Today on the Source of Sound, you will hear Kap Lu and other spoken songs or raps from the Northern part of South East Asia. Music in which poetry of words is key and the most important accompanying instrument is the pii (pronounced pee), a reed instrument, which looks like a flute, plays around the lyrics of the singer.
Playlist
CD Fieldrecordings of Dutch ethnomusicologists 1938-2000
01 Luuk Kam Pla 4’01
Nang La – vocal, Taw Bun – Pii Kuu, Taw Keo – Pii Keo, CD Fieldrecordings of Dutch ethnomusicologists 1938-2000, Bake Society AB9103, tr. 6
https://bakesociety.wordpress.com/, Recorded Fred Gales, Ban Hat Kho, Laos 1998, Lue
Mai Ngen
02 Kap Khao Pii Muang 4’46
Mai Ngen – Vocals, Ai Tip – Pii
Recorded Fred Gales, Meng Hing (Pu-en), China 2005, Lue
Pu-en 11 lied
Ai Un, Ay Seng
03 Kap Lue Pii Muang 7’48
Ai Un – vocals
Ay Seng – pii
Recorded Fred Gales, Meung Ham Ban Keng, China 2005, Lue
Meung Ham Kap Lue 11 lied
Mae Boson Mueng Prao
04 Saw Khuba Sri Wichai 9’59
Mae Boson Mueng Prao – vocals, Pa Khru Dungjan Wirot – vocals, saw, Anu Pong Misat – Pii Koi, Nai Chaiwat Chadsingkew – Pii Klang, Nai Sanee Sawkeow – Pii Lek, Nai Surapon Chiengta – Süng
Rec. Fred Gales, Chiang Mai, Thailand 2005, Kammuang.
05 In Love 8’20
Nang Tam Chai Wong –lead vocal, Nang Sao So, Nong Kho – vocals, Ay Deung Bunvilai – pii
Recorded Fred Gales, Ban Tung Dii, Laos 2003, Thai Dam.
06 Thai Dam healing ritual 4’07
Bun Sem – vocals
Recorded Fred Gales, Meung Sing, Laos 1998, Thai Dam
CD cover Chang Saw
07 Kratiam Hom Deng 17’09
Ensemble Si Nuan Thung Pong
CD Chang Saw
Pan records Pan 2075CD, tr. 4
Recorded by Fred Gales, Ban Thung Pong, Thailand, 1998
all tracks ©&℗ Sound Reporters/Fred Gales
