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Korphai Ensemble or Korphai, which literally means a 'bunch of bamboo', is an ensemble of traditional Thai percussion music.
It was established in 1980s by Anant Narkkong, the present musical director of the ensemble, who is a a xylophone virtuoso and also a professor of ethnomusicology and composition at the Faculty of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand He also airs a radio program of Thai music at the Thailand National Radio Broadcasting.
Music
The group plays Thai classical as well as Thai contemporary music. Throughout the past 20 years, Korphai has released a number of albums and performed in numerous public concerts in Thailand and abroad: Los Angeles, San Francisco,Chicvago, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, etc.
The group is also involved in the music used in Thai films, documentaries, theatres, plays and festival presentations, such as "„Thai Percussion Days 2004" (Vienna). Their music was used in 2004 Thai films Suriyothai and Hom rong (the Overture).
In 2005, at the concert dedicated to 55tth anniversary Thai-Cambodian diplomatic relations at the Chaktomuk Theatre the performance of the ensemble "won accolades from members of Cambodian royal family", Bangkok Post reported.
Discography
- Korphai : Bamboo Songs Bamboo Sounds (2007)
- Homrak Hom Rong (2003) (The Delightful Overture) (Label: Nong Taprachan)
- Ratree Pradap Dao
References
- ^ "Percussion Festival" (Austria) Template:De icon
- Encuentro Musical Tailandés/"Anant Narkkong" Template:Es icon
- ^ "Meet the Thai Music", Diario Diplomatico Online (Chile), retrieved December 5, 2007 Template:Es icon
- "Coming together Through Music", Bangkok Post, October 1, 2005
- "Bamboo Songs Bamboo Sounds" CD info
- Korphai profile at the Cultural Projects Factory
- "Korphai "Colourful Thai Percussion"
- Electroacoustic piece at the Mahidol University library. Commission by Patravadi Theatre, Live Premiere at Konzerthaus Wien, Austria in 2004 by Korphai Ensemble