Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sepha performance, showing krap. Sepha (Thai: เสภา, pronounced [sěː.pʰāː]) is a genre of Thai poetic storytelling that had its origins in the performances of troubadours who stylized recitations were accompanied by two small clappers, sticks of wood (called in Thai krap sepha and in Khmer Krap chmol) to give rhythm and emphasis.
The Krap chmol (ក្រាបឈ្មោល krap male) is made from bamboo of different lengths, one length held still while hitting it with the other, striking a rhythm. [3] It has coins attached that jingle. [3] The krap kour is a length of bamboo with metal balls attached, and is played by tapping it in the palm of the other hand. [3]
Krap (กรับ) - clapper Krap phuang (กรับพวง) - bundle of hardwood and brass slats, tied together at one end; Krap sepha (กรับเสภา) - pair of bamboo or hardwood sticks
From upper left to lower right: bando, krap phuang, khong mong, ching, chap, and krap sepha (two instruments shown). From left to right: pi chawa, pi chanai, khlui, pi o, pi nai, pi nok. From left to right: khong mong (on stand); and adaptations of khong mong: khong khu (on floor), khong rabeng, and khong wong.
lower, left to right: (1) ching, (2) chap, (3&4) krap sepha; respectively. ไทย: เครื่องตี ประกอบด้วย แถวบน ซ้ายไปขวา: (๑) บัณเฑาะว์, (๒) กรับพวง, (๓) ฆ้องโหม่ง
Other versions were blocks of wood held in the palms. The palm-held blocks could make clicking and rattle noises like castanets. Other similar instruments worldwide include the Thai/Cambodian krap sepha, Indian/Nepali khartal, Uzbek/Tajik qairaq, or North African krakebs. 795 A.D., France or Germany.
Logan Circle, Washington, D.C. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is about an Ethiopian immigrant, Sepha Stephanos, who owns a small grocery store. Stuck between two identities — that of his Ethiopian roots, and that of his American immigrant status — he connects almost immediately with Naomi, a half-black 11-year-old, who moves with her mother, Judith McMasterson, to Logan Circle, the ...
Modern performance of sepha, showing krap.. Khun Chang Khun Phaen is an old folk story in the Thai language. It originated as a folk entertainment some time around 1600 A.D., developed by storytellers who recited episodes for local audiences, and passed on the story by word-of-mouth. [1]