hi, i was just wondering if the lao folks seen the khmer kehn dance, it's call rabum kehn. i'm in to my khmer traditional dancing & music. i come from a family of musicians & dancers. i've been a performer since i was young. it's a great way to meet da honeyz. (*_*)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpt4TnvYLO0...feature=related

this is one of my favourite dance. great music , great beats. i heard that the kehn probably came from loas. do loa folks have a dance like the khmer kehn dance. it's just that i have'nt seen a similiar lao dance before. khmer had a similiar instrument to the lao kehn that go bak to pre-historic times. i say that the lao kehn was introduce to khmer from the early days of lao migration south in to the khmer empire. us khmer like the sound of it & adopted it. da lao immigarnts in to the essan region of thialand & in to kambodia during the indo-china days brought the kehn to the khmer people as well. the kehn not use in mainstrem khmer music. i only know this dance where the kehn is used. khmer use our own flutes like the sralai in traditional & modern music.

the song & dance is about these guys trying to seduce some honeyz by playing them the kehn. i've tried playing the guitar & flute to seduce some honeys. may be i should give the kehn a try. hehe

i hope the lao folks enjoy this dance as much as i do.

Yeah, I've seen that music video before. It's a nice dance.

Where I live, there's quite a big population of ethnic Lao people from Cambodia. Their called "Lao Ynaw".

I had the chance to talk to someone of them and they told me about how some of them ended up in Cambodia.

There was this monk, who told my family his ancestors came from Vientiane and fled to Cambodia during the time Vientiane was fighting against Siam.

Lam Liev(Lao) in Khmer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpaOH26P-o

Khmer people know how to party like Lao folks.

The Khene is not used in traditional Khmer orchestra. Its only used in the regions that is in contact with Lao, which are the norther bordering provinces.

the kehn is really popular with the khmer in essan as well. i did this dance when i was in high school hehe. that dance get da honeyz all sprung. yer the kehn is probably only use in kambo near the khmer-lao border where there are ethnic lao. nice sounding instrument good for slow songs & dancing songs.

We are Brothers and sister!

Of all the countries next to Laos: Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, I feel closer to Cambodia. I know the Cambodians are the least likely to stab me in the back. I can't say the same about Vietnam or Thailand.

In the pen the Lao and Khmer guys roll with eachother in the other's car. They run the other's car. In some places the Khmer's have their own car but allow Lao guys into their car. That just shows the love of the two folks.

From what i've seen a gaew if quick as fu-k to backstab your @$$. Plus theyre always rollin hella deep and trying to start $hit with a Lao guy.

lao and khmer love each other so much...you guys should get married...........and then have kids that come out as thai LOL

Back in the early 90s, 2 Viet guys tried to jump my brother. My bro was minding his own business but these 2 Viet guys wanted to pick on him and push him around. Everday these 2 Viet guys at school would try to pick on him.

One day, after school my brother was walking home and these 2 Viets cornered him and tried to jump him.

Man, my brother whipped their asses so bad it wasn't even funny. The next day, those 2 Viet guys didn't even dare look at him.

This khene dance, Robam Khene is often used to display Khmer culture in my high school when we had "International week", a week long event that celebrates the cultural diversity of our school. It was this dance and the coconut dance that Khmers performed, because it was easy and under the time limit .

your kinda late there buddy. I'm khmer and my wife is lao. my kid came out to be half khmer half lao. what a beautiful creation...

That Chinese fool is always talking $hit about Lao and Khmer folks. Probably got his @$$ whopped.

yer man i got heaps of lao friends, i got their back & they got my back. where im from khmer & lao folkz are tite. get along really well. may be for the same reason lao folkz are less likely to stab khmer in the back. lao folkz never cause trouble with khmer. we all enjoy good food, good music & definitely good alkahole .

yer in high school it was da rabum kehn or the coconut shell dance. that was done to show abit of khmer culture. it was really popular & we were ask to have a traditional khmer dance night. it was the shizzle my nizzle.