Hmong Wind Instrument - Raj Nplaim

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024
  • The TAEC research team first met Hmong musician, Mr. Tongthor Vatou (or Tong), after he performed for a large audience during the Hmong New Year festival in Luang Prabang. The team was there documenting music and wind instruments for TAEC's newest special exhibition, "Voices of the Wind: Traditional Instruments in Laos".
    Tong is originally from Xieng Khouang Province and came to Luang Prabang a few years ago to study English at the local university. Feeling nostalgic and missing his family and community, Tong decided to learn how to play the raj nplaim (pronounced tja plai) with a friend from the university. The raj nplaim is a very popular Hmong instrument and it can be used to communicate by mimicking spoken language - watch here • Hmong "Raj Nplaim" - T... . You can see that Tong has personalised his instrument with stickers between the fingers holes, and a plastic bottle working as an amplifier for a more robust sound!
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Комментарии • 188

  • @lovelyrosy28
    @lovelyrosy28 3 года назад +27

    interesting fact, he's not only expressing his feelings but like he said he is speaking through this instrument. Unlike any other musical instrument, Hmong musical instruments are used to speak word to word in a poetic way that could be understood by others what they are saying. It doesn't have a lyric, it makes the lyric if that make any sense and it doesn't have a melody.

    • @auohsgnav591
      @auohsgnav591 3 года назад

      very true

    • @YyYy-nl4kc
      @YyYy-nl4kc 2 года назад

      One of the way to tell the love one that how much he loves her or she loves him.

  • @dxiong55
    @dxiong55 Год назад +2

    Great job young man
    1 ,you know how to play hmong instrument Raj plaim
    2. You know how to speak English
    We are so proud of you

  • @tonglo85
    @tonglo85 4 года назад +13

    Makes me miss my dad alot. Almost every morning he would play in his room..

  • @tiffanyh629
    @tiffanyh629 4 года назад +9

    This sent me back 20 years when my grandma showed me how she played that flute

  • @nengfdxyooj262
    @nengfdxyooj262 4 года назад +8

    Awesome! You are a very talented young man. Keep working hard on the instrument and keep our custom and culture alive. Good job!

  • @lilyherbal2262
    @lilyherbal2262 5 лет назад +10

    I loved the sound of that instrument...!😆❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Pacifica1
    @Pacifica1 5 лет назад +4

    Amazing...sounds so khoj siab..makes me think of their ⛰ mountainous🌄 landscape.

  • @nraughmoobyaj8088
    @nraughmoobyaj8088 Год назад +1

    Players of this flute speak through the flute with words. It will take months to listen to in order for you to know most of what they say. The Hmong people like to play this flute for dating especially at nighttime in rural villages. Also, this flute is usually played to say that “I have left my mom, my dad, my family and my girlfriend far, far away behind. I moved to this new village and birds are chirping, insects are making noises, and I don’t have anybody here in this new village that knows and loves me, it’s so sunny…and I am missing my mom, my dad, my family and my girlfriend who live so far away so, so very much..”

  • @XauveeYAJ
    @XauveeYAJ 5 лет назад +6

    I love Hmpng traditional music

    • @alexlee5708
      @alexlee5708 5 лет назад +1

      Xauvee Yaj Hmong you mean?

  • @joshyang2664
    @joshyang2664 4 года назад +2

    Love the sound! It is so peaceful and it’s almost like an extension of the language

  • @hmooblubneejchannel9429
    @hmooblubneejchannel9429 4 года назад

    Sogood foryoutolern about hmong traditional becouse we are hmong we have manytraditional foryoucan serch

  • @BabyBBB01
    @BabyBBB01 5 лет назад +1

    Very nice, this young Hmong man still know how to play Hmong Raj Npaim

  • @noumoua6437
    @noumoua6437 5 лет назад +3

    Wow it sounds so peaceful and lovely.

  • @CalisthenicVue
    @CalisthenicVue 3 года назад +1

    I miss my grandpa I would always hear this when he watches tv.

  • @txiabneeb
    @txiabneeb 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for sharing this. Will sure to visit TAECI whenever I am back in Luang Prabang or as we called in Hmoob, Moos Loob.

  • @HmoobneejHmoobtsavChannel
    @HmoobneejHmoobtsavChannel 4 года назад +2

    Awesome, hmong's bamboo flute sounds I like it I also do it like that.

  • @thoobqabntujourworld1317
    @thoobqabntujourworld1317 5 лет назад +2

    Good vdo and good man. I like our raj nplaim of Hmong. If you understand raj nplaim expresses very emotional from the heart.

  • @vajhuamsibluag
    @vajhuamsibluag Год назад

    Especially very good around early in the morning to wake people up.

  • @popha6190
    @popha6190 2 года назад

    bạn nói a giỏi ghê. nyob tỉnh twg os py

  • @leeyang5763
    @leeyang5763 3 года назад

    love the sound of this raj nplaim.

  • @ntxoovvwjmusicstudio1942
    @ntxoovvwjmusicstudio1942 3 года назад +1

    He is good

  • @luatsuthich
    @luatsuthich 5 лет назад

    Love from Việt Nam

  • @leelor928
    @leelor928 5 лет назад

    It’s really good i like is really touch my heart Think of in the past when I was little girl with my mom Touch my heart

  • @XauveeYAJ
    @XauveeYAJ 5 лет назад

    I am very love hmong musician.

  • @felixthao5426
    @felixthao5426 5 лет назад +7

    Great job brother
    You can speak English
    Keep learn more

  • @menglee4671
    @menglee4671 3 года назад +1

    Bro you really good for real 🙂.

  • @gacha_music3864
    @gacha_music3864 5 лет назад +8

    I love hearing this

  • @moneytag5651
    @moneytag5651 4 года назад +2

    I remember my grandpa played the flute with this song for his voicemail as his house phone ringtone😂😂😂

  • @txiasiabhmontuj8866
    @txiasiabhmontuj8866 5 лет назад +1

    That sounds nice.... I have tried many times, but I couldn’t play it until now

  • @Hugold49999
    @Hugold49999 4 года назад +2

    Good job 👍
    Zoo heev nb

  • @qhuayajfamilychannel
    @qhuayajfamilychannel 4 года назад +1

    Ok thanhk you like

  • @skysky2814
    @skysky2814 5 лет назад

    Zoo heev luag txawmteb chaw nyiam txog hmoob li suab raj suab nca, es koj ho qhia nw tshuab

  • @nengkhang1628
    @nengkhang1628 5 лет назад +3

    Not so bad at all. Two thumbs up young man! 👍👍

  • @phatlee2256
    @phatlee2256 5 лет назад +3

    Great job young man!! You play well!! Keep up with your English!!

  • @nraughmoobyaj8088
    @nraughmoobyaj8088 Год назад

    The lyrics of what this young man plays is this: People, people..are you feeling lonely? It is so sunny and I am feeling so lonely…and do you know?”

    • @taeclaos
      @taeclaos  Год назад

      Thank you for your helpful input! It's a beautiful melody and message.

  • @koobpheejtwjlijthajyeeb3650
    @koobpheejtwjlijthajyeeb3650 5 лет назад

    Lwm haiv neeg pib nyiam peb hmoob lawm nawb kwv tij

  • @hmooblubneejchannel9429
    @hmooblubneejchannel9429 4 года назад +1

    I suport you 100%

  • @mdmekaliachannel1758
    @mdmekaliachannel1758 Год назад +1

    Hello lika you

  • @YobMuasADo
    @YobMuasADo 4 года назад +1

    Wow i like it

  • @yimvajvideo8972
    @yimvajvideo8972 Год назад +1

    Sinh chào 👍💓💓🌹

  • @mevwjtubkawmtxogtog.7605
    @mevwjtubkawmtxogtog.7605 5 лет назад

    Muaj peev xwm heev li os ua tau zoo kawg

  • @gjkkllgjkklk3550
    @gjkkllgjkklk3550 2 года назад

    tij kj pua muaj nraj plaim law os

  • @saxiong5102
    @saxiong5102 5 лет назад +1

    Zoo kawg nkaus brother. Yeej meem qhia rau cov tawv dawb no thiab

  • @Ngochoa989
    @Ngochoa989 Год назад +1

    Wow wow👏👍👍

  • @tourxiong352
    @tourxiong352 5 лет назад

    I LOVE RAJ NPLAIM TOO VERY KHO SIAB KAWG LI OS NAWB KWV TIJ HMOOB AW!

  • @tsuasmuaschannel3212
    @tsuasmuaschannel3212 5 лет назад

    Tshuab tau kho siab kawg li os py kuv nyiam heev li os py

  • @bounmeethao8768
    @bounmeethao8768 Год назад +1

    Will good

  • @yeebhawj6840
    @yeebhawj6840 Год назад

    Chú mừng cho cháu cang âm cháu

  • @genchgenlgvan64
    @genchgenlgvan64 3 года назад

    Hi does anyone know where I can buy one of these flutes

    • @buklau837
      @buklau837 2 года назад

      My best guess, find a local Hmong person

  • @hmoobtuschannel6678
    @hmoobtuschannel6678 5 лет назад

    Tus phooj ywg kj nyob twg os

  • @gianghongk3b
    @gianghongk3b 5 лет назад

    Hi

  • @pobtsuasthoj8945
    @pobtsuasthoj8945 5 лет назад

    Ua tau zoo kawg lawm os kwv

  • @johnoceanyang5522
    @johnoceanyang5522 2 года назад +1

    Awesome 🤩

  • @alu3636
    @alu3636 4 года назад

    I love hmoob

  • @phuongtonchannel
    @phuongtonchannel Год назад

    Kho siab ua luaj li

  • @XobLauj
    @XobLauj 5 лет назад

    very good

  • @cucuchan6689
    @cucuchan6689 5 лет назад

    Wow...zoo kawg li os tus phooj ywg

  • @KawmLusMekas
    @KawmLusMekas 5 лет назад

    Zoo heev li nawb. You speak good English, too.

  • @fuckoff1995
    @fuckoff1995 5 лет назад

    Good Job hmong brother

  • @pajnyiagChannel2022
    @pajnyiagChannel2022 4 года назад

    zoo kawg

  • @speedracer7722
    @speedracer7722 4 года назад

    lom zem kawg li

  • @TubXauvLis
    @TubXauvLis 5 лет назад

    wow very good

  • @YANGNIMOG
    @YANGNIMOG 5 лет назад +1

    May I ask how long have you been working with the Hmong people in Xiengkhouang? Thanks

    • @mariepierre5337
      @mariepierre5337 5 лет назад

      TAEC research team did 2 years of research in northern Laos for the exhibition "Voices of the Wind: Traditional Wind Instruments in Laos".

  • @nopu6973
    @nopu6973 6 лет назад

    Thank you very much brother

  • @hmongmiennamtv9729
    @hmongmiennamtv9729 4 года назад

    👍👍👍👍...Zoo os sib pab os nawb...py ...

  • @suavteb2816
    @suavteb2816 5 лет назад +1

    厉害👍

  • @lxklxk6111
    @lxklxk6111 5 лет назад

    Very nice.

  • @haumxeeb8249
    @haumxeeb8249 4 года назад

    Good​ I​ like​

  • @giangphonui42
    @giangphonui42 5 лет назад

    Vào để xem có người Việt Nam mà ko có ai

  • @teamz28
    @teamz28 4 года назад

    make me homesick

  • @tubhmoobguitar6864
    @tubhmoobguitar6864 5 лет назад

    Wow I love it

  • @serchsource8744
    @serchsource8744 5 лет назад

    Its a chinese bamboo flute(Dzi), but modified a little bit by us hmong...the reed is made of copper!! hmong mostly uses to play folk and epithalamium songs

    • @txlec99
      @txlec99 5 лет назад

      Its a hmong bamboo flute, made by hmong. Just because a katana is in china doesnt mean its made by a japanese, ofc they might have been the first to design it but that doesnt mean every swords you design afterward that looks similiar to a katana will always give all of its hardwork and credit to a japanese swordsmith who was the first one that design the katana, if you understand that lol.

    • @AtarashiNOhi
      @AtarashiNOhi 5 лет назад

      I wouldn't compare it to the dizi flute because the dizi doesn't have the reed. The instrument it is the most similar to would be the bawu flute.

  • @keovang2256
    @keovang2256 5 лет назад

    Wow!!! Good job

  • @thaivlaujchannel322
    @thaivlaujchannel322 5 лет назад

    Nice video

  • @nompovxyooj1942
    @nompovxyooj1942 5 лет назад

    Zoo tag tag khaws peb hmoov le txuj ca kua zoo zoo mog

  • @hmongclipchannel482
    @hmongclipchannel482 5 лет назад +2

    Zoo heev li
    Kuv nyiam nws tus ntiv raj kawg li

  • @lomzemtshaj1030
    @lomzemtshaj1030 5 лет назад

    Very well 👍

  • @xengher72
    @xengher72 5 лет назад

    สฺดยอดน้องชาย

  • @maabc3304
    @maabc3304 5 лет назад

    tu nyuam hmoob no tshuab raj tau nyg lm nyb twg ne yom

  • @loivuong3531
    @loivuong3531 5 лет назад

    Koj hais lub English tau heev py hi

  • @diannamoua2273
    @diannamoua2273 5 лет назад

    Wow so nice.

  • @moovzookajsiab6067
    @moovzookajsiab6067 4 года назад

    Zoo zoo h

  • @adafunny8858
    @adafunny8858 5 лет назад

    Pefect

  • @phoosthojchannel1745
    @phoosthojchannel1745 5 лет назад

    zoo heev li os kwv

  • @skysky2814
    @skysky2814 5 лет назад

    Good

  • @wanchaichularattakorn4988
    @wanchaichularattakorn4988 5 лет назад

    Wow 😍👍

  • @nkaujnogyaj450
    @nkaujnogyaj450 5 лет назад

    Zoo tg tg li o

  • @hmoobtsabchannelhmoob135
    @hmoobtsabchannelhmoob135 5 лет назад

    👍👍👍

  • @ntxhiavxyooj5055
    @ntxhiavxyooj5055 Год назад

    👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @xovyeejthoj9026
    @xovyeejthoj9026 4 года назад

    Zoos👍👍👍👍🏡🏡🏡

  • @whocared..1128
    @whocared..1128 5 лет назад +1

    You did great 👍!

  • @wachaxiong4411
    @wachaxiong4411 5 лет назад

    Xyaum tiag tiag tshuab thiaj Zoo koj tub Hehehe

  • @duely3451
    @duely3451 5 лет назад

    This young Hmong here play reall good

  • @suabzoo6612
    @suabzoo6612 5 лет назад +14

    Hmong never play Raj nplaim for Hmong festival or new year this is Hmong transitional music to call the girl to wake up the early morning

    • @mariepierre5337
      @mariepierre5337 5 лет назад +9

      Actually people now do use the raj nplaim for New Year in some regions. I saw it several times in Luang Prabang. Roles of instruments changes with modifications of mores. Young people don't really use music to call girls anymore in many places, but still use the instruments in other contexts. New Year for example.

    • @vajchoj1840
      @vajchoj1840 5 лет назад +1

      Morale

    • @mdmekaliachannel1758
      @mdmekaliachannel1758 5 лет назад +1

      Yog

    • @w1sconsnedm359
      @w1sconsnedm359 5 лет назад +1

      Suab Zoo you’re an idiot lol.

    • @koumoua7878
      @koumoua7878 5 лет назад +2

      I think you have this confused this with rab ncas. Raj nplaim would be too loud and will get the complaints of the neighbors if you were to use it to wake up your girlfriend in the early hours of the morning.

  • @vajchoj1840
    @vajchoj1840 5 лет назад

    Hahaha one thing he didn't tell you is that play to have a date, often time play very early in the morning to wake up a girl or play after dawn to notify a girl that you are around out there.

    • @mariepierre5337
      @mariepierre5337 5 лет назад

      He actually told us, we did very long interviews with him. While the instrument is often, played to speak with a girl, he doesn't really do it himself. He prefers playing to enjoy with friends or during New Year :)

    • @kaummuas3786
      @kaummuas3786 5 лет назад

      In the yesteryears it’s used to wake up girls, but nowadays you can use this instrument to express your feelings, wether it’s sad, happy, lonely, bore etc...

    • @kaummuas3786
      @kaummuas3786 5 лет назад +1

      Marie Pierre appreciate what you did here don’t stop what you’re doing.

    • @vajchoj1840
      @vajchoj1840 5 лет назад

      @@kaummuas3786 what kind of English language you learn from, maybe from Russian instructor lol

    • @kaummuas3786
      @kaummuas3786 5 лет назад

      Vaj Choj if you speak English properly you would know that I’m talking about. Judging from your reply you’re not educated!!

  • @sithworldpeople8599
    @sithworldpeople8599 5 лет назад +4

    vereygood👍I love too

  • @baylaoyang445
    @baylaoyang445 Год назад

    That too short needs to play a lot longer to understand what is mean.

  • @williamyang7969
    @williamyang7969 Год назад

    that is why he flute to buffelo ear

  • @nkaujsuachannel2581
    @nkaujsuachannel2581 Год назад +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👉🔔🤝🤝

  • @lovevang454
    @lovevang454 5 лет назад

    Good nice 💳📱🎓🌳📱💓💓💓