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The oldest sound document
(Edison-cylinders) of traditional music, from 1893 to 1952.


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Phonograph used for fielrecordings.

 


Cylinder collection of the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv.

From left to right: original cyl., galvano-negative, dark wax copy, new copy).

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Label on a cylinder box.

Invent. no. 1 : Thai Orchestra, Berlin September 1900.


Thai Orchestra.

Theater group of Boosra Mahin, performing at Berlin Zoo, September 1900. Listen in Real Audio

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Phonographic recordings with Kassanga boys.

Guinea Bissau (1930/31) by Bernhard Struck and Hugo Adolf Bernatzik. Foto by Missionary Martin Gusinde. Listen in Real Audio


Palestinian woman singing into the phonograph

T(1930), Foto by Hans Helfritz. Listen in Real Audio

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Musical notes of " Kham hom " (Sweet words).

Musical notes performing by the Thai musicians as transcribed by Carl Stumpf, published in 1901.  Listen in Real Audio


Transcription of the panpipe-melody.

Melody by von Hornbostel, published 1907.
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CELEBRATION 103 YEARS OF SIAMESE SONGS THAT RECORDED ON THE WAX CYLINDERS.
THE BERLIN PHONOGRAMM-ARCHIV (1900-2000).
MEMORY OF THE WORLD (www.unesco.org).
SOUNDBAG No. 69 (www.floraberlin.de).
PAGE OF ANAKE NAWIKAMUNE, Bangkok, Thailand.
PAGE OF ANANT NARKKONG, Bangkok, Thailand.
PAGE OF MARIA JENNER, Vienna, Austria.
PAGE OF Dr. RAINER E. LOTZ, Bonn, Germany.
PAGE OF Dr. JEAN-PAUL AGNARD, Quebec, Canada.
PAGE OF PLUETHIPOL PRACHUMPHOL, Bangkok, Thailand.
DON'T MISS TO WATCH VDO. CLIPS!...HOW TO RECORD ON THE WAX CYLINDER?.
LISTEN "KHAM-HOM" FROM AN EDISON WAX CYLINDER.
HOW TO PROTECT THE WAX CYLINDERS FROM MOLD?
THE BEGINNING OF THE WAX CYLINDER.
PROJECT: 2W (Making the White Wax cylinder)
SPECIAL PAGE: H.R.H. PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN's speech on an Edison wax cylinder.