They stayed for hours, washing load after load while Lanier serenaded her with a Japanese bamboo flute.

NEWYORKER: The Visionary

The slow, simple and elegant melodies are performed on distinctive instruments such as a bamboo flute called the dongxiao and a crooked-neck lute played horizontally called the pipa, as well as more common wind, string and percussion instruments.

UNESCO: Culture

Notched or drilled bamboo makes a reliable primitive flute.

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