Khenboat - Kèn Vo? Bâ`u

The khen, or khenboat, comes from the people of Ede, is very popular with various ethnic groups in Vietnam, such as the Thai, the Muong and the H'Mong .

The H'Mong use the khen for courting, and as an instrument for khen dances.

The khen is a wind instrument consisting of several small bamboo tubes and dried calabash, arranged close together with one end connected to a wooden sound box. The khen may have six, twelve or fourteen bamboo tubes.

Khenboat is similar to a Pan Pipe


Horn - Tù Và


Tu Va is made of Buffalo horn. It comes from the Bahnar people.


Kèn


The Vietnamese oboe is a slender woodwind with 6 holes, a conical bore and a double reed mouthpiece, having a range of three octaves and a penetrating, poignant sound. There are 2 kinds of Ken: Ken Trung (big) and Ken Tieu (small). Size: 18" L (former) ; 6" (latter).


Woodwind - Sáo

The bamboo flute has long been attached to the cultural and spiritual life of the Vietnamese. It can be said that the bamboo flute contains the musical essence of the Vietnamese countryside together with the four tranquil seasons.

The bamboo flute is made from the stem of fine bamboo with a diameter of 1.5cm and a length of about 30cm. On the stem there is one mouth piece and 10 finger holes. It has piercing upper ranger which sound could cuts through the large ensemble.


Tiêu

An end-blown flute made of special bamboo or occasionally bronze.

Sáo Ngang

A high-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a slender tube closed at one end with keys and 6 finger holes on the side and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown. Sao Ngang includes 1 supplementary hole close-off by a membrane of paper between the blowing end and the 6 finger holes.


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