Folk music of the khmer ethnic group in An Giang province


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An Giang is a province in the Southwest of Vietnam. This is the first place of the Mekong delta receiving Mekong river’s flow. An Giang is 3,424 square kilometers in area. Its border line is about 97 kilometers long and borders on Cambodia.

The total population of the province is over 2.12 million people including ethnic groups such as the Kinh, Hoa, Châm and Khmer. In An Giang, the Khmer people chiefly live in Tri Tôn and Tịnh Biên districts. The Khmer’s culture and art is imbued with national identity and plenteously expressed through folk dances and music.

Within the scope of the project “Supporting Vietnamese culture for sustainable development” sponsored by SIDA (Sweden), the Vietnamese Institute for Musicology would like to introduce some special folk music items of the Khmer people that were collected in the fieldwork in An Giang in 2007.

1. Ka rê Suôi sa - Dì kê vocal music
Sung bv Neáng Kunh Thia with the accompaniment
of the orchestra The Khmer ethnic group ô Lâm commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

7. No rê no rê - Dì kê singing music
Sung by Chau Thanh Đa (1972) with the accompaniment of the orchestra and the female dancer group The Khmer ethnic group ô Lâm commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

2. Konh seng krol hom - Ensemble of wedding music
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group ô Lâm commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

8. Hôm rôl - Wedding music
Sung by Chau Anh (1981) with the accompaniment of the orchestra and the rom kbách dancer group The Khmer ethnic group Vĩnh Trung commune, Tịnh Biên district, An Giang province

3. Srây chua - A concert of folk orchestra (pro pel ni)
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group
Vĩnh Trung commune, Tịnh Biên district. An Giang province

9. Sô ri da rô nghết thngây - Ensemble of the ngũ âm (five-timbre] orchestra (piênh piêt)
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group
An Hảo commune, Tịnh Biên district, An Giang province

4. Lôm niềng - Wedding music
Sung by Neáng Done with the accompaniment of the orchestra The Khmer ethnic group ô Lâm commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

 

10. Khlon pel dael - Wedding music
Sung by Chau Hem úch (1964) with the accompaniment of the orchestra and rom kbách dancer group The Khmer ethnic group Vĩnh Trung commune, Tịnh Biên district, An Giang province

5. Hom rol - Dì kê dancing music
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group Lâm commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

 

11. Sre chon nék - Ensemble of wedding music
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group
ô Lâm commune. Tn Tôn district, An Giang province

 

6. Keo nók - Ensemble of the ngũ âm [five-timbre] orchestra (pìênh piết)
Performed by the folk artist group
The Khmer ethnic group Châu Lăng commune, Tri Tôn district, An Giang province

 

12. Nô cô riêsh Chơn prây - Wedding music
Sung by Chau Giang with the accompaniment of the orchestra
The Khmer ethnic group
Vinh Trung commune, Tịnh Biên district, An Giang province

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