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.
From Endorphine to Da & beyond….
I like female singers with balls on their bodies. To immediately be ahead of the - predictable - reply from lame jokers and for the sake of clarity: yes in a figurative sense, although I realize that in a literal sense there is also a decent choice in the Land of Smiles.
Famous Thai singer Sawalee passed away
The very popular singer in Thailand with the stage name Sawalee Pakapan, died on Tuesday evening in her home in Bangkok at the age of 86. She died of natural causes.
It could all be a bit less from Prime Minister Prayut who commented on the sexy singer Lamyai Haithongkham. This 18-year-old lady is on stage violently swinging her hips and buttocks, the so-called twerking.
Ying Titikan, the Queen of Love
Ying Titikan has specialized in love songs. Finding a partner, the happiness of being in love, heartbreak, misfortune in life. Why? She herself indicates that this is not because she herself has a lot of heartbreak. She is naturally very cheerful and in a good mood, but her voice simply lends itself to singing love songs. She has a very emotional voice that drags you into the story of the song.
Tribute of Dutch singer to King Bhumibol (video)
Dutch singer Athalie de Koning, who lives in Bangkok, has recorded a song for the late King Bhumibol together with a number of other musicians from Australia, Japan, France, Ireland and America.
Reader submission: Report Kratae performance in Bredene
Kratae a Thai singer, real name Nipaporn Paeng-Ouan is a Thai singer from Lampang province. This performance was a performance especially for the Thai market of Bredene, there was no European tour linked to it.