Yoy · Thailand,Laos, Asia
free-reed mouth organ, naw
AerophoneFree-reed mouth organ
Summary
Free-reed mouth organ system of the Yi people of Thailand, mentioned in Blench (2012): “The naw is played by a number of minority peoples of the region, including the Yi, Lahu and Lisu people … Traditionally this instrument also played a coded language, used for unmarried people to converse with” (11).
Bibliography
Blench, R. (2012). The history and distribution of the free-reed mouth-organ in SE Asia. 20. http://www.rogerblench.info/Archaeology/SE%20Asia/Dublin%202012/History%20and%20distribution%20of%20free%20reed%20mouth%20organs.pdf