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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Khen_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Khen (disambiguation)">Khen (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Khenesarong.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Khenesarong.jpg/250px-Khenesarong.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="490" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Khenesarong.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A khene player in <a href="/wiki/Isan" title="Isan">Isan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><b>khaen</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>; spelled "Khaen", "Kaen", "Kehn"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or "Ken" in English;<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a>: <span lang="lo">ແຄນ</span>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="lo-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Lao" title="Help:IPA/Lao">[kʰɛ́ːn]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%99" class="extiw" title="wikt:แคน">แคน</a></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription" title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription">RTGS</a>: </small><span title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription"><i lang="th-Latn"><i>khaen</i></i></span>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="th-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai" title="Help:IPA/Thai">[kʰɛ̄ːn]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Thai_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern Thai language">Northeastern Thai</a>: <span lang="tts">แคน</span>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="lo-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Lao" title="Help:IPA/Lao">[kʰɛ᷇ːn]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Khmer_language" title="Khmer language">Khmer</a>: <span lang="km"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%9E%82%E1%9F%82%E1%9E%93" class="extiw" title="wikt:គែន">គែន</a></span> – <i>Ken</i>; <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_language" title="Vietnamese language">Vietnamese</a>: <i>khèn</i> or <i>kheng</i>) is a Lao <a href="/wiki/Mouth_organ" title="Mouth organ">mouth organ</a> whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown. The khene is the national instrument of <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The khene music is an integral part of Lao life that promotes family and social cohesion<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was inscribed in 2017 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<i>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is used among the ethnic Lao Isan and Some tai ethnic groups such as Tai dam In north Vietnam and Lao population of the province of <a href="/wiki/Stung_Treng" title="Stung Treng">Stung Treng</a> and is used in <i>lakhon ken</i>, a Cambodian dance drama genre that features the <i>khene</i> as the main instrument<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, this instrument is used among the <a href="/wiki/Tai_peoples" title="Tai peoples">Tai peoples</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Muong_people" title="Muong people">Muong people</a>. </p><p>The khene uses a <a href="/wiki/Free_reed_aerophone" title="Free reed aerophone">free reed</a> made of brass and/or silver. It is related to Western free-reed instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Pump_organ" title="Pump organ">harmonium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Concertina" title="Concertina">concertina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accordion" title="Accordion">accordion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harmonica" title="Harmonica">harmonica</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bandoneon" title="Bandoneon">bandoneon</a>, which were developed beginning in the 18th century from the Chinese <a href="/wiki/Sheng_(instrument)" title="Sheng (instrument)">sheng</a>, a related instrument, a specimen of which had been carried to St. Petersburg, Russia.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The khene has five different <i>lai</i>, or <a href="/wiki/Pentatonic_scale" title="Pentatonic scale">pentatonic</a> modes with specific drone pitches, organized into two families (<i>thang san</i> and <i>thang yao</i>). The <i>thang san</i> family includes <i>lai</i> <i>sutsanaen</i> (G A C D E), <i>lai po sai</i> (C D F G A), and <i>lai soi</i> (D E G A B), while the <i>thang yao</i> family includes <i>lai yai</i> (A C D E G) and <i>lai noi</i> (D F G A C). <i>Lai po sai</i> is considered to be the oldest of the modes and <i>lai sutsanaen</i> the "Father of the Lai Khaen." <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Khene can be played as a solo instrument (<i>dio khene</i>), as part of an ensemble (such as <i>wong pong lang</i> and <i>khene wong</i>), or as an accompaniment to a Lao or Isan solo singer (<i><a href="/wiki/Mor_lam" title="Mor lam">mor lam</a></i>). It is often played in combination with a traditional fretted plucked lute called <i><a href="/wiki/Phin" title="Phin">phin</a></i>. </p><p>Composers who have written notated music for the instrument include <a href="/wiki/Annea_Lockwood" title="Annea Lockwood">Annea Lockwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Adler_(musician)" title="Christopher Adler (musician)">Christopher Adler</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Loeb_(composer)" title="David Loeb (composer)">David Loeb</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vera_Ivanova" title="Vera Ivanova">Vera Ivanova</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tuning">Tuning</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tuning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The khene has seven tones per octave, with intervals similar to that of the Western diatonic natural A-minor scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. A khene can be made in a particular key but cannot be tuned after the reed is set and the pipes are cut. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Varieties">Varieties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Varieties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The khene comes in several varieties: </p> <ul><li><b>Khaen hok</b> (Lao: ແຄນຫົກ Thai: แคนหก, <i>hok</i> meaning "six") – small <i>khaen</i> with 12 pipes in two rows of 6; usually used by children or beginners, or sold to tourists</li> <li><b>Khaen jet</b> (<a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a>: <span lang="lo">ແຄນເຈັດ</span> Thai: แคนเจ็ด, <i>jet</i> meaning "seven") – medium-sized khaen with 14 pipes in two rows of 7</li> <li><b>Khaen pet</b> (Lao: ແຄນແປດ Thai: แคนแปด, <i>pet</i> meaning "eight") – medium-sized <i>khaen</i> with 16 pipes in two rows of 8; the most commonly used variety</li> <li><b>Khaen gao</b> (Lao: ແຄນເກົ້າ Thai: แคนเก้า, <i>gao</i> meaning "nine") – <i>khaen</i> with 18 pipes in two rows of 9; usually very long</li> <li><b>Khaen sip</b> (Lao: ແຄນສິບ Thai: แคนสิบ, <i>sip</i> meaning "ten") – an "improved" version of the <i>khaen paet</i>; little used</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Outside_Southeast_Asia">Outside Southeast Asia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Outside Southeast Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Khene.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Khene.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="605" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="188" data-file-height="605" /></a><figcaption>Khene</figcaption></figure> <p>In the United States, the top master khaen artist is a blind Laotian-born player, Bounseung Synanonh. Master Synanonh started playing the khaen at age twelve and later lost his eyesight at age 15. Master Synanonh immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee in the early 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, he performed for President Reagan at the White House.  He also recorded with the World Music Institute under the direction of Terry Miller, an ethnomusicologist.  In 2007, he performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Thailand, one of the top virtuoso khaen soloists is the blind musician Sombat Simla. The instrument has also attracted a few non-Asian performers, including <a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Diego" title="University of San Diego">University of San Diego</a> professor <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Adler_(musician)" title="Christopher Adler (musician)">Christopher Adler</a>, who also composes for the instrument; English musician Clive Bell (UK); Vancouver-based composer/performer <a href="/wiki/Randy_Raine-Reusch" title="Randy Raine-Reusch">Randy Raine-Reusch</a> (Canada), who played khaen on Aerosmith's <i><a href="/wiki/Pump_(album)" title="Pump (album)">Pump</a></i> (1989), Cranberries' <i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Faithful_Departed" title="To the Faithful Departed">To the Faithful Departed</a></i> (1996), and Yes's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ladder_(Yes_album)" title="The Ladder (Yes album)">The Ladder</a></i> (1999); and <a href="/wiki/Jaron_Lanier" title="Jaron Lanier">Jaron Lanier</a> (United States). Since the early 21st century, the California-born khaen player <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonny_Olsen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonny Olsen (page does not exist)">Jonny Olsen</a> has achieved familiarity in Laos and Thailand by appearing on numerous Thai and Lao TV Shows and performing live concerts in Thailand and the U.S. Olsen is the first foreigner to win a khaen championship in Khon Kaen, Thailand in 2005. Stephen Molyneux (United States) has played the khaen on his releases <i>The Arbitrary State</i> (2010), <i>The Stars Are the Light Show</i> (2012), <i>Wings and Circles</i> (2016), and in select live performances. Molyneux bought a khaen in Bangkok in 2010 after developing an interest in the instrument while traveling in Laos and Thailand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_organ" title="Water organ">Water organ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sompoton" title="Sompoton">Sompoton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ploong" title="Ploong">Ploong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheng_(instrument)" title="Sheng (instrument)">Sheng (instrument)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusheng" title="Lusheng">Lusheng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gourd_mouth_organ" title="Gourd mouth organ">Gourd mouth organ</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Shepherd, J., et al. (2003). "Wind Instruments: Reeds and Woodwinds", <i>Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Vol. II: Performance and Production</i>. New York: Continumm. p. 486. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-184-7-14472-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-184-7-14472-0">978-184-7-14472-0</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8264-6322-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-8264-6322-3">0-8264-6322-3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin, Andrew R. and Mihalka, M. 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(1959). <i>ສໍາພາດ ຣາຊອານາຈັກລາວ Kingdom of Laos: The Land of the Million Elephants and of the White Parasol</i>. (Translated by Mrs. Teissier du Cros, et al.). Saigon: France-Asie. p. 217.</li> <li>Kislenko, A. (2009). <i>Culture and Customs of Laos</i> (eBook). California: ABC-CLIO LLC. p. 110. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-031-3-08707-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-031-3-08707-3">978-031-3-08707-3</a></li> <li>Miller, Terry E. and Williams, S. (2017). <i>The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Vol. 4: Southeast Asia</i> (eBook). 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First Edition Design eBook Publishing. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-162-2-87803-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-162-2-87803-1">978-162-2-87803-1</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://culture360.asef.org/news-events/exhibition-voices-of-the-wind-traditional-instruments-in-laos/">"Exhibition: "Voices of the Wind: Traditional Instruments in Laos"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>ASEF culture360</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-05-27</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ich.unesco.org&rft.atitle=UNESCO+%E2%80%93+Khaen+music+of+the+Lao+people&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fich.unesco.org%2Fen%2Flists&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKhene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.jiras.se/lakhaon2010/kraythong/info.html">http://www.jiras.se/lakhaon2010/kraythong/info.html</a>>; pictures of performance with the instrument can be seen at <<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.jiras.se/lakhaon2010/kraythong/index.html">http://www.jiras.se/lakhaon2010/kraythong/index.html</a>></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Referred to as 'Ken Theatre' or <i>lakhaon ken</i> in <<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001352/135258eb.pdf">http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001352/135258eb.pdf</a>></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/bounxeung-synanonh">"Bounxeung Synanonh"</a>. <i>www.arts.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-07-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Alliance+for+California+Traditional+Arts&rft.atitle=The+Khene%3A+A+Quintessential+Lao+Instrument&rft.date=2008-08-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.actaonline.org%2Fthe-khene-a-quintessential-lao-instrument%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKhene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Miller, Terry E. <i>Traditional Music of the Lao: Kaen Playing and Mawlum Singing in Northeast Thailand</i> (1985). Contributions in Intercultural and Comparative Studies, no. 13. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.</li> <li>Miller, Terry E. <i>An Introduction to Playing the Kaen</i> (1980). Kent, Ohio: Terry E. Miller.</li> <li>Lilly, Joseph <i>An Introduction to the Khaen of Laos:The Free-Reed Journal Articles and Essays Featuring Classical Free-Reed Instruments and Performers</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khene&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SprA7j-XaQ">Educational Video about Khaen</a> What is the khaen and how it is played</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patmissin.com/history/khaen.html">Khaen Baet and Khaen Hok</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/LaoStudies/pnano.htm">Khaen Repertories: The Developments of Lao Traditional Music in Northeast Thailand</a> Accessed 13 May 2005.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asza.com/ikhaen.shtml">Audio samples</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/culture/traditional_Music/music_collection3.htm">Traditional Music and Songs in Laos: The Voice of the Lao Khen</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080309171135/http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/search.pl?sterm=khaen">Art of the States: khaen</a> Three contemporary American works featuring the instrument</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1BBbvrEYA#t=1m50s">Jaron Lanier</a> using his invented style of playing, extraordinary.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_u5w5d2xiQ"><span class="plainlinks">Khaen Master Nouthong Phimvilayphone playing Lotfai talang</span></a> on <a 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