Main content

Far Off Sounds Ep 19 - The Disappearing Bamboo Wind

There's this instrument called the "a'reng", played by the Pako people in Vietnam and Laos. It's one of the craziest most beautiful most perplexing musical instruments on Earth. We set off for Vietnam to try and see if we could find it. We ended up in a lush mountain valley with a single hut, home to an elderly couple who are the keepers of the Pako musical tradition. Together, they dashed our hopes and expectations in the most wonderful way.

Related Films

Far Off Sounds Ep 3 - Deep Black Sea

Come witness the strangest luxury cruise of all time.

Far Off Sounds Ep 8 - Fish & Synths

Richard Kik maintains and studies the fish at Detroit's Belle Isle Aquarium.

Far Off Sounds Ep 18 - Onyx Ashanti Programs Himself

Onyx Ashanti is a Detroit-based Afrofuturist.