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The Khene (Lao: ແຄນ) is the instrument most identified with Laotian music.A national proverb says that "a person living under a stilted house, eating sticky rice, listening to any music related to Lam (Lao: ລຳ) or Morlam, and playing the Khene is likely to be Lao or associated with Lao people."
A khene player in Isan. The khaen (/ ˈ k ɛ n /; spelled "Khaen", "Kaen", "Kehn" [1] or "Ken" in English; [2] Lao: ແຄນ, pronounced; Thai: แคน, RTGS: khaen, pronounced; Northeastern Thai: แคน, pronounced [kʰɛ᷇ːn]; Khmer: គែន – Ken; Vietnamese: khèn or kheng) is a Lao mouth organ whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed ...
To categorize Lao music, it seems helpful to distinguish between the nonclassical folk traditions (which are presented through the ensembles and instruments used within), the classical music traditions and its basic ensembles, and vocal traditions. The most popular form of music in Laos is the indigenous mor lam.
Category for musical instruments of Laos. Pages in category "Laotian musical instruments" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The xo ou (BGN/PCGN)/so u (RTGS), the low-pitched fiddles common in some styles of lam from southern Laos and most of northeastern Thailand.. As the lowland areas of Laos and Isan are essentially one shared cultural region of Lao people, few differences, especially at its most traditional level, are present to distinguish traditional forms on either side.
It is the national dance of Laos, and versions of it exist throughout the Lao-speaking region and even Cambodia, where it is known as ramvong. A slow and graceful couples dance, the men form an inner circle and the women an outer circle, with couples dancing around each other while moving in their respective circles.
The Wot (Thai: โหวด; RTGS: wot, pronounced [wòːt] also written as Vot) is a circular panpipe used in the traditional music of Laos and the Isan region of northeastern Thailand. [1] It is often a major component in Pong-Lang ensembles.
Laos first begin competing at the Olympics in 1980, and has since sent athletes to compete in: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Laos has also sent paralympians since the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. Laos has competed in the marathon, swimming, archery, and other track events.