Chulu (End-blown Flute) - Living Legacy Project - Cultural Crossroads Asia

It is rare now to hear the wistful strains of the Chulu end-blown duct flute. This film hopes to change that with a moving performance by Apa Ayii, a Master Akha Musician who is steeped in traditional wisdom. Apa reveals the role the Chulu traditionally played in the lives of Akha men – a source of solace for young bachelors seeking love and for widowers mourning its loss. Musical instrument-maker Asaw Jotaw then demonstrates how to fabricate the Chulu, an instrument distinctive in the range of flutes due to its unique construction, which features two chambers and an external block that directs air from one to the other. Under the auspices of Cultural Crossroads Asia, a sweeping multi-cultural initiative in Northern Thailand, the Living Legacy Project aspires to stave the loss of ancestral oral traditions in SE Asia, for should one generation fail to pass on what it knows to the next, thousands of years of knowledge may quickly, quietly disappear. https://culturalcrossroadsasia.org/or... One such project comes through a series of Living Legacy Videos featuring Master Akha Musicians, Storytellers, and Artisans who 1) perform their instruments, 2) reveal their significance, and 3) demonstrate how to fabricate them. Enjoy these sounds and sights of the Akha of Northern Thailand. If projects like this resonate with you, please consider supporting our efforts to honor, share, and sustain endangered intangible traditions. Donate https://culturalcrossroadsasia.org/do...