Kong nyee

Nipple gongs of the Kreung people of the Cambodian highlands. Possibly kong nyee, which are nipple gongs in varying sizes, played together.

The kong nyee (គងញី literally feminine gong) is a bossed gong from Ratanakiri province in northeastern Cambodia.[1] The instruments vary in size, for different pitches.[1]

The instrument is a round bronze-brass alloy plate with a round lump in the center, called a boss (like a shield boss) in English.[1] The Khmer word translates to "breast".[1] Musicians strike the boss with a mallet to get the best sound from the gong.[1] The "male gong", kong chmol, lacks the boss in the center.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. p. 176.
  2. ^ Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. pp. 174–175. The gong face is flat...
  • Photo, line of possible kong nyee gongs, used in group music.
  • Video of a gong choir playing bossed gongs such as the kong nyee.
  • Video showing flat and bossed gongs, possibly the kong chmol and kong nyee.
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