Thread by @Silpayamanant

Got my khaen (แคน) and sueng (ซึง) today!

#ThaiMusicalInstruments #ThaiMusic #Thailand #ซึง #แคน #khaen #sueng #lute #mouthorgan #bambooinstrument #Isan #Lanna

Here's Sombat Simha (สมบัติ สิมหล้า), a khaen master. The khaen is a bamboo mouth organ from the Isan region of Thailand/Laos. Where I'm from.

A number of Western and Western trained composers have written compositions for the khaen, inlcuding Dr. Christopher Adler, who is also an accomplished khaen player. Here's his guide for composing with the khaen.

And here's a recent release of new khaen compositions curated by Dr. Adler which was released last December. Works by him, Sidney Marquez Boquiren, David Loeb, Vera Ivanova, Yu Kuwabara, and Jeff Herriott.

christopheradler.bandcamp.com/album/triangul…

The sueng is a Lanna (North) Thai instrument--lute with two courses (of doubled strings). Here's Sueng Chord (ซึงคอร์ด), a modern Lanna Thai folk band with a salaw (Lanna bowed string), 2 suengs, and bass sueng.

A more traditional setting for the sueng, playing the Wai Castle tune.