ATTAPEU PROVINCE IN LAOS 1 (BRAO KANYING / BRAO HAMONG)

"Attapeu is the southern province of Laos, bordering Cambodia and Vietnam, it is famous for having received a huge amount of American bombs during the Vietnam war. Here you can listen to KANYING and HAMONG, 2 subgroups of Brao people, half of the Braos are living in Cambodia and the other half in Laos, they belong to the MON khmer family and are the first inhabitants of this area. With other ethnic groups south and west, they share a lot musically, especially the fascination for gong playing in animist ceremonies, but also similar bamboo instruments. The music can be divided in 2 categories according to the purpose, various bamboo instruments and singing being used in entertainment music and ensembles of gongs being used for animist ceremonies." (notes de la pochette)

Gongs et instruments en bambou, dans des rythmes assez lancinants.