Excellent album of Khmer traditional music, on such instruments as tahke (zither) skor dai drum, cha pey (long necked lute) and others. 10 tracks.
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Pinpeat Ensemble play superb classical music. Khmer classical music is played on a range of wind and percussion instruments to accompany dances. Played in a pentatonic scale it is quite similar to Thai classical music. 1. Sthuka 2. Tepramdoul 3. Tepnimet 4. Tepbantum 5. Jvea Srok Mon 2 6. Jvea Srok Mon 3 7. Slek Pang 8. Dumnuer Krav 9. Jvea Srok Noburi 10. Saloh 11. Robeidong
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Very good album of traditional folk dances called Chai Yam. The music is performed on various drums and is played at religious ceremonies.
Wonderful album of classical Khmer music. The music is based on the pentatonic scale, and sounds similar to Thai classical music with hints of Javanese gamelan. It is played by a pinpeat ensemble of wind and percussion instruments and is traditionally performed to accompany Khmer dance. Excellent recording, five tracks 55 minutes. 1. Borlan 2. Sopordivy, Leuongphreapilea 3. Tepthyda 4. Sarayondet 5. Soryalngechtngai, Mohori, Omtouk, Bekchan.
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Excellent recording of instrumental phleng kar (wedding tunes) played on tro sau tuch (two stringed violin) tahke- or alligator -(zither) khim (harp zither) skor dai (small drum) and ching (metal percussion). Most villages in Cambodia have their own phleng kar and traditionally the groups are made up of seven wind, string and percussive instruments. Cambodian weddings are elaborate affairs and can last up to three days. Wonderful CD gives a taster for this ancient Khmer celebratory traditional music.
This excellent CD of traditional wedding music comes with pictures and names of all the instruments and translations of the tune titles in English. Instruments include cha pey (2 stringed long necked lute) trou ou, trou khmer (2 stringed fiddles) and sa diev. The titles include Pay Gratitude to Parents, Procession of Wedding Gifts, Pray of Ancestors, Bride Washing Future Husband's Legs and Gift Giving to Bridegroom. Upbeat, percussive, melodious, repetitive in places yet exquisite. A great CD if you want to listen to the living traditional music of Cambodia.
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Pinpeat is a form of Khmer classical music that dates back about a thousand years to the Angkor era, borne out by pictures of similar musicians carved into the stones of Angkor Wat. A pinpeat ensemble consists of wind and percussion instruments, including the roneat (bamboo xylophone) kong vong tuch (cart wheel shaped tuned percussion) samphor (double headed barrel drums) and the sralai tuch and sralai thom (both khmer quadruple reed instruments). Pinpeat ensembles play important roles in many Cambodian traditions mostly of a religious nature. Mostly upbeat, joyful music, there isn't much variety within the 11 tracks, except for some rasping reed passages, but a fantastic document of this fascinating music.
