Enjoy music at two special places in Bangkok
A while back I decided it was high time for a serious musical experience and in the Bangkok Post I saw the announcement of a piano recital by Nina Leo at the Goethe Institute in Bangkok. Two birds with one stone: beautiful music in an interesting location.
'Splash Out' music video big hit in Thailand
“Splash Out”, a music video by Thai hip-hop group 3.2.1 and singer Baitoey R Siam, is a huge hit on Youtube.
An article to be written
Are you drooling over Luk Thung songs? Or do the chills run over your body? Of horror….. Contribute to 'An article that still needs to be written'.
The Voice of Thailand
Of course we are all familiar with the TV program The Voice, a talent show that initially focuses more on voice and singing qualities than on the appearance and personality of the candidates.
Jazz festival on Koh Samui
If you already live on Koh Samui and like jazz, you are one of the lucky ones. If you don't live there but are toying with the idea of going on holiday or taking a week off, consider Koh Samui in October. That is when the Samui International Jazz Music festival takes place, which lasts from 14 to 21 October 2012.
66 times young Thai talent
Opera lovers will know him: Trisdee Na Patalung. He is conductor and coach of the Nederlandse Opera Studio and has conducted the Gelders Orchestra and Promenade Orchestra. Trisdee is one of 66 young leaders shaping Thailand's future. This is how Bangkok Post describes them in a special issue on the occasion of the newspaper's 66th anniversary.
Thai composer on his way to Carnegie
"A composer with a gift for creating orchestral color," LA Times calls him. The Chicago Sun Times finds his music "absolutely mesmerizing" and compares one of his works to Stravinsky's Fireworks.
Jubilee tour Carabao rock band
With a nod to the OTOP slogan “One tambon, one product”, the Thai rock band number 1, Carabao, is completing a nationwide tour this year under the motto “One province, one concert”. The band with the red buffalo skull as a symbol has been active in the Thai music world for 30 years this year and to celebrate that they have been touring Thailand since March for at least one concert per province. The many fans from Mae Sai to Hat Yai…