khene
See also: khène
English
Alternative forms
- kaen
- khaen
- khène
- kène
- khen
Etymology
From Lao ແຄນ (khǣn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛːn/
Noun
khene (plural khenes)
- (music) A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
- 1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland 2003, p. 296:
- There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène.
- 1997, Dolly Brittan, The Hmong, Rosen Publishing 1997, p. 32:
- The khene was once used to call warriors to fight. Now it is used for ceremonies.
- 2000, Simon Broughton et al., The Rough Guide to World Music, Rough Guides 2000, p. 171:
- The Lao khaen, however, is the most sophisticated of all the bamboo mouth organs – it takes great skill to play it properly.
- 2001, Mervyn Brown, War in Shangri-La, Radcliffe 2001, p. 155:
- I then suggested that he should play a tune on the khène while I improvised an accompaniment on the ukelele.
- 1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland 2003, p. 296:
Translations
traditional musical instrument of Laos
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See also
- kèn (traditional shawm of Vietnam)
Anagrams
- Henke, Keehn