Đàn đá
The ''đàn đá'' is a lithophone played by ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands of Vietnam, in the provinces of Lâm Đồng Province, Lâm Đồng, Đắk Nông Province, Đắk Nông, Đắk Lắk Province, Đắk Lắk, Gia Lai Province, Gia Lai, and Kon Tum Province, Kon Tum. These provinces are also home of Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, the space of Gong culture listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Site. The word ''đá'' means "stone" in Vietnamese, đàn is instrument. The term đàn đá is of recent origin among Vietnamese musicologists, it had also been referred to as a đàn goong, a Vietnamese gong. Several stones of different sizes are placed in a row. The player then uses a stick to knock the stones, each of which produces a different tone. The stone music sounds like the rhythm of the streams and bird songs, and therefore goes well with the surrounding landscape. One of the oldest stone musical inst ...
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