K'ni
The k'ni or Vietnamese mouth violin is a fiddle-like instrument used by the Jarai people in Vietnam. The term is the common word for fiddle in the Jarai language. It is a bowed chordophone which uses the musician's mouth as a resonator which enables the instrument to imitate certain qualities found in vocal music.[1] Similar instruments are used among other tribal peoples of the Central Highlands, such as the Bahnar people.
The instrument does not have a direct equivalent among traditional Vietnamese musical instruments.
References[]
- ^ The Garland handbook of Southeast Asian music p 300 Terry E. Miller, Sean Williams – 2008 "Figure 16.2 Dock Ramah, a Jarai minority musician, plays the k'ni mouth-resonated bowed monochord. Photo by Terry E. Miller; 2005."
External links[]
- Page with pictures of K'ni or Vietnamese mouth violin.
- Page from Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, with picture and description of K'ni.
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