Music from Isaan: Luk Thung
What certainly stands out when you watch TV in Thailand is the sometimes typical Isan music. It seems a bit complaining. The music style I am referring to is 'Luk Thung' and comes from the Thai pleng Luk Thung. Loosely translated it means: 'song of a child of the fields'.
Phumhuang 'Pheung' Duangchan, the queen of life song
I know very few Farang who are really charmed by Luk Thung, a Thai music movement that originated in the fifties of the last century and to this day, especially in Isaan, is an extremely popular genre that can best be compared in terms of content. with the tearjerkers and the tear-jerking life song of the Dutch Polderpop. Even if it is about grazing buffalo, sweating farmers and muddy rice fields.
I'm not sure, but I think the number of Farang or expats who are wildly enthusiastic about Luk Thung can be counted on the fingers of one hand. I do know from a reliable source that some are charmed by the showgirls that belong inextricably to this pre-eminently Thai music genre, who usually support the performance with highly suggestive movements and ditto outfits…
