The Khui is a musical instrument in the wind instruments of Van Kieu ethnic group. This flute has existed and stuck for many generations in the daily life habits of Van Kieu ethnic people - Dakrong district and Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province. The Khui flute is used a lot in festivals such as: Ra Pựt, aka Aôn, wedding, etc.
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The Sáo Khui and Xa Not dances are the most typical cultural feature of Van Kieu people. Since being present in the world, Sao Khui has been very "picky" among users. It is only for middle-aged users and especially for men.
Unlike other types of flutes often used for couples to express their love, dating, etc. The Khui Flute blows up to tell a certain story. The quiet sound of the flute makes listeners feel sad and sad and happy.
With the Xa Go tune, the traditional flute player of the Khui flute is divided into two groups; Two people playing the flute are the two heads of the band performing each time one side blows up, the people sitting around join them and then switch to the other person to play (like a response). The sound of the flute making people's hearts weed, weeding trees, mountains and forests must be moved to wake up.
At Ra Put, in Xa Nuot, the descendants hear the traditions of their ancestors and come here to help their children understand the traditions of their family, and at the same time express their affection. blood and blood among siblings in the family line of foreign-kin (also called Khoi Cu Za).
As for weddings, the flute of Khui Khui goes away with Xa Not to allow both families to instruct their children. It is to love to protect and protect each other in life, to live together to the end of the teeth ... because of these reasons, for Van Kieu people, the Sao Khui language is very sacred and important.
There is a conflict among families in the family, when this flute is sung along with Xa Not songs of the village elders, the village is considered that all these conflicts are resolved and reconciled.
Another unique feature of the Flute Khui is that when the flute player finds himself with good Xa Not friends (good response), they can sit together to play, sing and answer for days without getting bored. In the past, most Van Kieu men blew the Flute.
Not only used in crowded people or in festivals, nowadays the Khui Flute also becomes a friend in the middle of middle-aged rain and wind. However, over time, the number of people who know how to use this type of flute is decreasing and that is also the worry of the village elders, the remaining artisans ...
Sao Khui - a culture that needs to be preserved and developed
In order to hear, see and especially to better understand the meaning of the Flute Khui, we met artist Pa Kham in Kalu village of Dakrong district - one of the few people who still know how to make and use musical instruments this. Surprisingly, in the midst of immense mountains and forests, on the wall of the stilt house, Păp Khâm lovingly stored not only the flute of Khui, but also a whole set of gongs, drums, elbows, maids, khèn, stamens, etc.
Pă Khăm said: To get a Flute Khui like that takes a lot of stages. The Khui flute is made from the bamboo of O Lo taken from deep forests. The process of finding and cutting cork is very important. First, we have to search for old cork trees with long pipes, not too thick for the sound to be heard. Secondly, when you see a tree that can be used as a flute, you have to wait for a date, usually the bright moon day (15-16) in the month to cut the tree. Thirdly, before cutting these people, they have to sing a song - with the notion that such a song when making flutes will have a better sound ...
When the cork was cut back, it was peeled and dried on a fire for 1 to 2 months, when it was very dry, the next steps. After drying on the stove, people use red iron batons to make holes, this is also one of the difficult operations because it also contributes to creating a standard sound.
In the beginning, the Khui Flute was only used for middle-aged people because it is up to the fields to look after the ripe rice season; sitting sad sometimes when the rain didn't know what to do, they were looking for cork pipes to blow holes for fun. Later, they found out that the sound emanating or reverberating loudly, relieving sadness, the people on the field could blow their mind to the one on the other side and vice versa ... so they talked to each other in the language. flute. Since then, the Sao Khui was born and became popular, it exists with the cultural life of Van Kieu ethnic people.
It can be said that this instrument has become a typical cultural feature of Van Kieu people. However, in reality today there are not many people who know how to use this instrument. Artisan Pa Kham said: "At present, people who know how to make and use or use this instrument in the village are only a few more people. My clan should have gathered into a performance team of 20 ... ".
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