such as the European shawm. Other examples include the Korean taepyeongso, the Vietnamese kèn and the Japanese charumera. () The latter's name is derived from charamela, the Portuguese word for shawm. Its sound was well known throughout Japan, as it is often used today by street vendors selling ramen. Use outside China The suona was used as a traditional instrument by Cubans in Oriente and Havana, having been introduced by Chinese immigrants during the colonial era. Known locally as corneta china, it has been one of the lead instruments in the conga carnival music of Santiago de Cuba since 1915. In Havana, the term "trompeta china" () was sometimes used. In America, the jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman often played the suona in his performances, calling it a "musette". English bassist and saxophonist Mick Karn used the instrument crediting it as a dida. The same instrument, also called a "musette", was used in "Oriental Bands" of the Shriner fraternal organization. Dressed in "Arabic" garb with mallet drums, Oriental Bands marched in parades that featured "little cars" driven by members. They wore the Fez (hat). They arrested bystanders, gave them a whisky and let them go. The instrument was not known to be of Chinese origin, just "Oriental". Dewey Redmond possibly got his soprano suona as a former Shriner import. The Shriners even supplied the reeds (which are a constant issue because every reed is different). Notable performers Liu Qi-Chao () Liu Ying () Liu Yuan (), saxophonist with Cui Jian's band, who trained on the suona at the Beijing Art School (), and who used the instrument on Cui's 1994 album Hongqi xia de dan () Song Baocai () Wu Zhongxi () Zhou Dongchao Jin Shiye Guo Yazhi Kot Kai-lik Xia Boyan Law Hang-leung Li Ching-fong Liu Hai Lee Yiu-cheung Lin Ziyou () Tseng Chien-Yun () See also Traditional Chinese musical instruments Guan (instrument) Lingm Zurna Piccolo oboe Rhaita Kangling Sopila Shehnai References Wang, Min (2001). The Musical and Cultural Meanings of Shandong Guchuiyue from the People's Republic of China. Ph.D. dissertation. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University. New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001). Jones, Stephen (2007). Ritual and Music of North China: Shawm Bands in Shanxi Province. SOAS Musicology Series. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. External links Suona website (Chinese) Suona and Bagpipe Duet - Unique Public Performance, Zhongzi Wu