Thai Elephant Orchestra
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The Thai Elephant Orchestra is a musical ensemble consisting of as many as a dozen elephants near Lampang in Northern Thailand who play music (essentially as conducted improvisations) on enormous specially designed musical instruments. The orchestra was created and is conducted by elephant conservationist Richard Lair of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center and the American composer/performer Dave Soldier. They have two CDs released on the Mulatta Records label and a third is in the works.
[edit] External link
- Mulatta Records' page on the Thai Elephant Orchestra (includes sound samples)
- a full article by Dave Soldier on the orchestra can be downloaded from his website
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