Making the Khan instrment

This old craftsman has been making this instrument for over 50 years. We found him in a small village in Isan, North East Thailand.

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[KhmerRepublicanz]

I love the Khan of Laos, it a beautiful instrument indeed.

[wattnott]

Actually, this video was made in Roi-et, in Isan....North East Thailand. :-)

[moneyhoneyz]

You make the best khaens. Where can i buy them?

[wattnott]

He lives in Roi et, it's in North East Thailand. It costs 3000baht. Best quality and sounds excellent. Its not lilke one of the cheap 'toys' you can find in Bangkok.

[bsavanh]

i love this! this is so LAO, this is our roots! when i hear that kaen i feel at home!

"wherever there is a kaen, there is a lao"

[Garagetuner1]

Oh my gosh! this man is awesome! His music gives me goosebumps. Does anyone know where he is in Thailand? I would like to visit and see him in person when I go to Thailand. your information will be truly grateful.

regards,

[MawlumMawkhaenFarang]

The khaen maker's name is Paw Kane. He is from Ban Si Kaew, Roi Et. That village is famous for khaen making. That is where I got my first khaen. I got a total of two khaens from him. I wish I got more because now he doesn't make the khaen as good as before. I still have one of his khaens and it sounds really good. What determines a high quality khaen is the reed. It has to have the right percentage of metals used. Then it has to be shaved correctly.

[zfotoguy71]

I visited this instrument maker while I was in Muang Phon, Thailand, over the winter 2010-2011. I went to his home in Roi Et, Thailand.

I have a few short audio recordings of him playing.

I have 5 Khaen for sale in the US.  Please contact me for more details.

[Udomsomboun]

Furthermore, the French did not give Isan to Thailand(Siam at the time), Siam relinquish claims of territories east of the Mekong to France due to Franco-Siamese conflicts that led to two separate treaties. (France claim that the territories were part of Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina), at that time Vietnam had become part of Indochina.) love to explain more but no room left.

[Udomsomboun]

@garyvongs, for the record, Isan was never part of Laos, it was once part of Lan Xang as well as a tributary of Siam, but was never part of the modern nation state of Laos. By the 1700s Lan Xang no longer exist, but was separated into three main kingdoms, Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Champasak. One may also argue that Xieng Khouang was a kingdom of its own. By the 1800s much of these kingdoms were tributary of Siam as well as the court in Hue. Furthermore, the French did not give Isan to Tha

[garyvongs]

@wattnott Thanks for the video. But the Khene is a Lao Instrument, it's Origin is from Southern Laos, centuries ago, North East Thailand used to be a part of The Lao Kingdom Lan Xang, Kindom of a Million Elephants. Thailand took 16 provinces from Laos, Northeast Thais are of Lao origin, the speak Lao and they play the Khene...Isan was given to Thailand by the French now those people are of Thai nationality, but their blood is Lao.

[sengoku17]

Instrument is from Laos. 

[zfotoguy71]

Wow! My 2 months in Thailand I could not find a good Khean. I am going back and will spend a lot of time in Isan around Kohn Kean. I hope to find this man and buy several. Thank you very much for sharing!!!

[rtempraseuth]

I need to order one, How much $ ?

[bestofsac]

hi a jan i want to buy a lao khaen do you have any good khaen for sale ? please call me at thise number 916 505 6361 i want to buy mor khaen .

[Rakuyoukai]

I like how his foot taps to his music lol. He's very good at what he does without a doubt.