[Tlc] L-Smithsonian Folklife Festival

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Dear Friends and Members of LHF,

The Lao Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with the
Smithsonian Institution, is proud to announce that for the
first time, Laos will be represented at the Smithsonian
Folklife Festival. Master saw player Thongtanh Souvannapanh
and his troupe will be performing Lao classical music in the
"Roots of Virginia" cultural program. Master kaen player
Bounseung Synanohn and his troupe will perform folk music
('lum') in the "Mekong River" program. Their performances will
mostly represent Southern Laos, including 'lum siphandon',
'lum tung wai', 'lum sarawun', 'lum sohm', 'lum konsawun',
'lum putai', and 'lum ban sawk'.

The schedule of events in which LHF will be participating can
be found at http://www.laoheritagefoundation.org/events07.jsp

Please broadcast this message freely to friends, family, and
colleagues.  


Sincerely,


Niphasone Souphom 

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu