Tro u

The tro u (Khmer: ទ្រអ៊ូ; also spelled tro ou) is a traditional instrument from Cambodia. It is a low-pitched, two-stringed vertical fiddle with a coconut shell body that has one end covered with animal skin. Its two strings are made of silk, gut, nylon, or metal, running over a bridge made of bamboo, wood, bone, ivory, or seashell.

It is similar to the Thai saw u and the Chinese yehu, although the latter instrument has a wooden rather than animal skin face.

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TRO

TRO or tro may refer to:

Tro (instrument)

Tro is the generic name for traditional bowed string instruments in Cambodia.

Instruments in this family include the two-stringed tro u,  tro sau toch,  tro sau thom,  and tro che,  as well as the three-stringed tro Khmer spike fiddle.

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Tro (song)

"Tro" is a ballad in Swedish, written and sung by Swedish pop singer Marie Fredriksson in the Swedish pop duo Roxette. She scored a hit with the song in 1996, when it was released as a single and was it was released on her album I en tid som vår. The song is about belief, but the lyrics don't mention anything about religion.

Chart positions

The song peaked at #8 on the Swedish singles chart.

Radio

"Tro" was tested on the Sveriges Radio hitlist Svensktoppen, where it on 16 November 1996 entered the chart at #1. On 23 November 1996, it was still #1, and on 30 November 1996 the song was knocked out from Svensktoppen. "Tro" was also tested on the Sveriges Radios hitlist Tracks. On 26 October 1996 the song entered the list at #15. On 2 November 1996 the song peaked at #12. On 23 November 1996, the song was dropped down to #23, which was the song's last visit on that list.

Cover

Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp covered "Tro" on her 2006 cover album Favoriter på svenska.

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