khene

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Etymology

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From Lao ແຄນ (khǣn).

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Noun

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khene (plural khenes)

  1. (music) A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
    • 1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland, published 2003, page 296:
      There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène.
    • 1997, Dolly Brittan, The Hmong, Rosen Publishing, published 1997, page 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, page 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, published 2001, page 155:
      I then suggested that he should play a tune on the khène while I improvised an accompaniment on the ukelele.

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See also

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  • kèn (traditional shawm of Vietnam)

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