Smithsonian Folkways' Bamboo on the Mountains celebrates the lifeblood of Kmhmu music: bamboo. Over the course of 38 tracks, bamboo reedpipes, flutes, mouth organs, and blowing tubes are demonstrated and augmented with gongs, cymbals, wooden and bamboo drums, and singing. Songs from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.S. display the wide range of instruments and sounds that are derived from bamboo, whether it's the brassy reedpipes like the pii tuut ngo', the warbling tones of the Toot flute, droning, reedy skgkuul mouth ...
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Smithsonian Folkways' Bamboo on the Mountains celebrates the lifeblood of Kmhmu music: bamboo. Over the course of 38 tracks, bamboo reedpipes, flutes, mouth organs, and blowing tubes are demonstrated and augmented with gongs, cymbals, wooden and bamboo drums, and singing. Songs from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.S. display the wide range of instruments and sounds that are derived from bamboo, whether it's the brassy reedpipes like the pii tuut ngo', the warbling tones of the Toot flute, droning, reedy skgkuul mouth organ, or the almost violin-like timbre of the hur tlaa rung blowing tube. An authentic and educational album, Bamboo on the Mountains showcases the tree's versatile and beautiful additions to traditional Kmhmu music. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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