Wow... what's more amazing than the fact that he has all these instruments most people have never heard of is that he can actually play them. Each one.
This is so awesome! I have been searching around for info on different kinds of musical instrument and I must say that yours is one of the best I've seen. Please make more of such videos!
The pin pia is played in harmonics and the resonator is only a coconut shell, hence the sound. It has a very subtle quiet sound that can only be heard with a close mic. The nyatiti has a flat bridge which makes the lower strings buzz, which is a common African sound affect, like the shakers on some djembes, gimbirs, mbiras...
@Razor64w3r That is a Hawai'ian nose flute. It was the belief that as the mouth so often lies, breath coming out of it isn't as pure. But breath from the nose is unpolluted and right from the heart. Well, so I've been told....
awesome!! its so hard to find the names of these amazing instruments. Thank you so much, it's really appreciated! I have played music for most of my life, but always have been fascinated by the instruments of the world. The past few years I have made it my duty to collect as many of the instruments of the world as I can and learn them. Tell me, do you ship to Australia?
Thanks for your comment. However, you are only partially correct. The khaen is, as you say, an instrument that came with Lao people to Thailand. However, over time the instrument has developed some unique distinctions. The instrument shown is clearly a Thai khaen and not Lao. FYI, there are also Vietnamese and Kampuchean versions of the khaen as well. All came from Laos, but they have their own distinctions.
Amazing !!! It would be nice to have subtitle for all the name of these unusual musical insturments and origin!!! I like the one at 1:51, 2:04, 2:11, would it be possible to have their names so that I can find one myself!!!!!! Thanks!!!!
It would be great if Randy could do some longer clips of individual instruments for youtube. While it's easy enough to find examples of some instruments (i.e. chinese, indian, and middle eastern instruments are fairly well represented on youtube) others, like the yomkwo and the ding tac ta are extremely rare.
It is not a kora, it is called an ekidongo, ennenga or adunga depending on the region of Uganda it is from. They vary in size and the number of strings.
There are extremely minor differences between the naw and hulusheng. It should be noted though that "naw" is a very specific term, whereas "hulusheng" is a bit broader term, describing a number of different instruments. If it is in good condition and in the hands of an experienced player, it can sound quite marvelous.
I,m sure you must have stated this project but you have to be laying down individual tracks of an original composition....right...you doing all the parts....it would be so cool...Thanks for the intro....so much music so little time.
This video rules, Randy. I have a couple questions for ya, if you have a sec? Does the pin pia produce such a nice dull resonance because of playing technique? The lower notes in your Kenyan nyatiti performance sound bowed, rather than plucked -- is that RUclips's low fi playback, or does it really sound like that?
I've never seen anyone play the xun obliquely before this. I just tried it. I makes the high notes easy, but I don't think it's right. It doesn't feel as expressive. There's just faster air all the time. Most people blow straight across the mouthpiece like any other end-blown Chinese flutes. You can Google xun to see the normal embouchure.
There is far more expression and range of pitches from playing the xun obliquely, although as you say it is not traditional. Randy does not try to represent tradition, but to show possibilities for using these instruments in other music. Although he learns the tradition, he is a contemporary artist, interested in extending the music.
ZaDiscs Thanks for the response. It does seem easier to get the highest notes obliquely but a skilled traditional player can play all the notes. You can't get anything higher unless you put more holes in the instrument. By contrast it appears you can't play as low obliquely as traditionally...at least when I try it the sound "just stops" after I bend the bottom note down about a 4th where I can actually get an entire octave on my xuns with larger embouchure holes the traditional way... granted those notes aren't very useful, so the "practical range" is probably about the same. As far as expression the traditional method feels much freer to me but I'm not used to the oblique method. It wouldn't be fair to compare Randy's short performance here with more expressive full performances with the traditional method... probably being good at whichever method is the most important thing. The other thing is it doesn't make quite the same sound and I feel the traditional sound is notable. It's interesting, though. I wouldn't have thought a different embouchure was possible if not for this video.
ne0romantic Randy plays with both techniques but prefers the oblique style for the expression he achieves. They do produce a different tone, hence his use of traditional technique when needed.
ZaDiscs Yeah, it's interesting. The other thing, is, I guess, xuns were discovered after being lost for a while anyway?, and oblique playing is a bit simpler embouchure, so it's possible they were originally played obliquely. I feel that way about the so called "Anasazi" native American flute. People play that these days blowing across the rim like a Xiao and the modern ones have mouthpieces beveled for that, but the original mouthpieces were round on all sides like a ney and it seems more likely to me they were played like a modern ney. I guess I don't know how much info we have in chinese about the most ancient playing methods. When it's just a round hole in the end it seems we're guessing some. Anyway playing both methods is obviously the most rich and I'm happy to have seen this method which I wouldn't have considered otherwise. Actually only last weekend at flute circle I passed around a xun a someone tried to blow obliquely first thing and I talked about this video and said it can be done that way.
ne0romantic Most likely the xun was in the past played as is still the tradition today, however, traditions are dynamic as innovators are always pushing the boundaries of the norm.
My head is spinning. I just rescued a weird whatzit from Goodwill. I knew it was from southeast Asia, but that's about it. Set me back a whopping $3. On a bit of research, I think it's either a Thai naw or Chinese hulusheng. Is there a difference? It sounds... horrible.Like someone sitting on an accordion. I hope it's just me. I've never played one; it could get better. There's NOTHING unusual about a good mountain dulcimer (you rock, btw). Let me know if there's a DVD in the works
Wow... what's more amazing than the fact that he has all these instruments most people have never heard of is that he can actually play them. Each one.
More! More! I'd love to see a separate video with each of these instruments.
This is so awesome! I have been searching around for info on different kinds of musical instrument and I must say that yours is one of the best I've seen. Please make more of such videos!
What a spectacular array of instruments! You took me to so many countries!
Very nice collection and playing!
DAMN! That was awesome!
Nicely done man!
Oh! More videos please! You are amazing!
Ooops........I missed that?! Thanks a lot your collection is really great !!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
I want all of those instruments, they sound amazing!
beautiful collection! music is a passion of mine also, and my goal is to travel and collect world insturments. thanks for the vid! very inspiring.
Thanks for the display, Randy!
nice collection!
Love the sounds
I loved the Chinese Dizi, I could just picture ancient china with someone playing that to a lovely paddy field mountain background :)
Awesome!
The pin pia is played in harmonics and the resonator is only a coconut shell, hence the sound. It has a very subtle quiet sound that can only be heard with a close mic.
The nyatiti has a flat bridge which makes the lower strings buzz, which is a common African sound affect, like the shakers on some djembes, gimbirs, mbiras...
Thanks, appreciate that
Absolutely excellent - although a bit overwhelming towards the end. I especially liked the hulusheng, the snail shells, and that Kenyan harp.
This guy's life is LITERALLY music.
OMG! YOUR SO COOOOOL!!!!
We put up the names that would fit. For the ones at the end, please read the list at the side.
what a legend!
@Razor64w3r That is a Hawai'ian nose flute. It was the belief that as the mouth so often lies, breath coming out of it isn't as pure. But breath from the nose is unpolluted and right from the heart.
Well, so I've been told....
It's exceptional to play 700 instruments but I wonder how well he can play each instrument.
Bravo! 厲害！
thanks!
awesome!! its so hard to find the names of these amazing instruments. Thank you so much, it's really appreciated!
I have played music for most of my life, but always have been fascinated by the instruments of the world. The past few years I have made it my duty to collect as many of the instruments of the world as I can and learn them.
Tell me, do you ship to Australia?
What was that bit at the end? That was the best part!
woW master ..... rasta chile ...!
Yes, Randy wrote and recorded Dulcimer Stomp with Aerosmith on their 1989 award winning album PUMP.
Oh and btw, spectacular dulcimer playing! I have one of those, but I can't play nearly that fast.
Thanks for your comment. However, you are only partially correct. The khaen is, as you say, an instrument that came with Lao people to Thailand. However, over time the instrument has developed some unique distinctions. The instrument shown is clearly a Thai khaen and not Lao. FYI, there are also Vietnamese and Kampuchean versions of the khaen as well. All came from Laos, but they have their own distinctions.
This man just showed me my future.
Amazing !!! It would be nice to have subtitle for all the name of these unusual musical insturments and origin!!! I like the one at 1:51, 2:04, 2:11, would it be possible to have their names so that I can find one myself!!!!!! Thanks!!!!
the tune on the thai naw sounds like polka.
It would be great if Randy could do some longer clips of individual instruments for youtube. While it's easy enough to find examples of some instruments (i.e. chinese, indian, and middle eastern instruments are fairly well represented on youtube) others, like the yomkwo and the ding tac ta are extremely rare.
The names are all listed in the text.
wow thats amazing. did you travel around the world or had them shipped to you?
wow! u are an inspiration. How long did it take you to learn all these great instruments? (=
I have the instrument at 2:19. Mine's
a lot smaller but is also baritone
It is not a kora, it is called an ekidongo, ennenga or adunga depending on the region of Uganda it is from. They vary in size and the number of strings.
bravo,,,,coool
He did both, but a lot from travel while doing concerts.
There are extremely minor differences between the naw and hulusheng. It should be noted though that "naw" is a very specific term, whereas "hulusheng" is a bit broader term, describing a number of different instruments. If it is in good condition and in the hands of an experienced player, it can sound quite marvelous.
Does anyone know ehre I could find any of these to buy online?
Can any one tell me where i can buy a vanatau shark flue?
Its a Thai khaen, a sixteen reed bamboo mouth organ common to Laos and Northeast Thailand
I,m sure you must have stated this project but you have to be laying down individual tracks of an original composition....right...you doing all the parts....it would be so cool...Thanks for the intro....so much music so little time.
I have a dizi and one of my friends have a hulusi! (We are both italians! :))
why arn't there any videos of you playing entire works?
you are amazing...... please upload some videos of yourself.
have a great day.
That ugandan ekidongo sounded nice
From around the world.
This video rules, Randy. I have a couple questions for ya, if you have a sec?
Does the pin pia produce such a nice dull resonance because of playing technique?
The lower notes in your Kenyan nyatiti performance sound bowed, rather than plucked -- is that RUclips's low fi playback, or does it really sound like that?
From on tour around the world
Hey i think i bought an ekidongo at a flea market but it has four strings, is it the same instrument?
I would be light headed after all of that o.o
There are many African harps, of varying string numbers. Hard to say without a photo.
what is the name of the last song
@ZaDiscs
that must have been a real gas man.
holy crap
that philipian kubing was some serious psyhadelic stuff!
The Chinese xun IS an ocarina.
It is called a waterphone, made by Richard Watters
I've never seen anyone play the xun obliquely before this. I just tried it. I makes the high notes easy, but I don't think it's right. It doesn't feel as expressive. There's just faster air all the time. Most people blow straight across the mouthpiece like any other end-blown Chinese flutes. You can Google xun to see the normal embouchure.
There is far more expression and range of pitches from playing the xun obliquely, although as you say it is not traditional. Randy does not try to represent tradition, but to show possibilities for using these instruments in other music. Although he learns the tradition, he is a contemporary artist, interested in extending the music.
ZaDiscs Thanks for the response. It does seem easier to get the highest notes obliquely but a skilled traditional player can play all the notes. You can't get anything higher unless you put more holes in the instrument. By contrast it appears you can't play as low obliquely as traditionally...at least when I try it the sound "just stops" after I bend the bottom note down about a 4th where I can actually get an entire octave on my xuns with larger embouchure holes the traditional way... granted those notes aren't very useful, so the "practical range" is probably about the same. As far as expression the traditional method feels much freer to me but I'm not used to the oblique method. It wouldn't be fair to compare Randy's short performance here with more expressive full performances with the traditional method... probably being good at whichever method is the most important thing. The other thing is it doesn't make quite the same sound and I feel the traditional sound is notable. It's interesting, though. I wouldn't have thought a different embouchure was possible if not for this video.
ne0romantic Randy plays with both techniques but prefers the oblique style for the expression he achieves. They do produce a different tone, hence his use of traditional technique when needed.
ZaDiscs Yeah, it's interesting. The other thing, is, I guess, xuns were discovered after being lost for a while anyway?, and oblique playing is a bit simpler embouchure, so it's possible they were originally played obliquely. I feel that way about the so called "Anasazi" native American flute. People play that these days blowing across the rim like a Xiao and the modern ones have mouthpieces beveled for that, but the original mouthpieces were round on all sides like a ney and it seems more likely to me they were played like a modern ney. I guess I don't know how much info we have in chinese about the most ancient playing methods. When it's just a round hole in the end it seems we're guessing some. Anyway playing both methods is obviously the most rich and I'm happy to have seen this method which I wouldn't have considered otherwise. Actually only last weekend at flute circle I passed around a xun a someone tried to blow obliquely first thing and I talked about this video and said it can be done that way.
ne0romantic Most likely the xun was in the past played as is still the tradition today, however, traditions are dynamic as innovators are always pushing the boundaries of the norm.
what is that first instrument????
isn't the xun just a Chinese ocarina?
@TheCJHutchison goto asza.com and send them an email of what you want
dude, what can he not play?!?
i hope you won't be offended if i told you i have never laughed harder in all my life!
i think he plays all 700 instruments O_O
See "more info" for a complete list with time markers.
That's a Chinese bawu
It is a Chinese ocarina...but "just" may not be a good word here, as it has over 6-7000 years of history!
best to find a good teacher, check local Asian communities or universities
No, and he never puts the hulusi in his nose either!
He doesn't claim to play 700, he owns 700 instruments. But he does play some of them well enough to play with Aerosmith, Yes, Cranberries...
lol, so did I=D
My head is spinning. I just rescued a weird whatzit from Goodwill. I knew it was from southeast Asia, but that's about it. Set me back a whopping $3.
On a bit of research, I think it's either a Thai naw or Chinese hulusheng. Is there a difference?
It sounds... horrible.Like someone sitting on an accordion. I hope it's just me. I've never played one; it could get better.
There's NOTHING unusual about a good mountain dulcimer (you rock, btw). Let me know if there's a DVD in the works
Are you a sorcerer?
Nigerian (Birom) yomkwo, a type of raft zither
This man has too much time on his hands :)
I'm from Uganda and none of these spellings are correct. It's called an adungu or endongo. In english it's the bow-harp.
...and a lot was not!!!!!!
lol most of these instruments are asian instruments im offended