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Orchestra with only handicapped people, victims of landmines.

Cambodia. Siem Reap. Angkor. Ta Prohm.

The consequences of landmines.

 

The instruments from left to right

- Tro, probably Tro sau toch - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music

- Another Tro, probably Tro u (also spelled tro ou) - lower two-string vertical fiddle with a coconut shell body, with face covered with calfskin or snakeskin; used in classical music

- The Khim is a hammered dulcimer from Thailand and Cambodia. It is made of wood and trapezoidal in shape, with numerous brass strings. It is played with two flexible bamboo sticks and is used as both a solo and ensemble instrument.

- Another Tro, probably Tro sau thom - two-string vertical fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music

- Krapeu (also called takhe) - crocodile-shaped fretted floor zither with three strings

- Thon - goblet-shaped drum, played with the hands

 

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