Thai Music we love

[Orton Rd]

1 hour ago, fishtank said:

Anything by my girlfriend Tai Orathai.

I can dream.

Saw her on Sunday at victory monument. She is from Ubon and came to Bkk to help her mum washing clothes then got a job at a pill factory in Samut Prakan. On Sundays she used to enter the singing contest on the crocodile farm in the 90's- but never won. In the end they let her on for free. 'Discovered' by Grammy song writer khun Sala, fantastic singer but not a lot of stage presence, although she has got better. She's shy really, but very sweet lady.

Edited July 12, 2019 by Orton Rd

[Orton Rd]

Tai's massive hit from a couple of years ago, there is a subtitle version somewhere

 

 

Edited July 12, 2019 by Orton Rd

[Orton Rd]

Yodrak who still holds the record for the most number of songs recorded by a Thai singer (I think) well over 4k songs. The usual 'quality' VCD from Nopporn, who he was not with for long. Used to be a Policeman before becoming a professional singer, very popular song. Sadly died in 2008, went to his funeral at Wat rai king. Quite a bit of scandal at the time when fellow singer Sayan Sanyar accused him of lying about his cancer, then singer Seri Rungsawan of corruption with Yodraks benefit money. Just a few years later Sayan died of pretty much the same illness as his old 'friend' Yodrak.

 

 

[thaiguzzi]

7 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Cham cham ram above is the Mrs favourite seen him loads of times, he's married to a lovely Swedish woman, his daughter used to get on stage and sing it when she was young. Anyway Siriporn Ampaipong when her life was simpler and her voice was better. Her big hit bo rak si damn. Somebody has put the soundtrack over the concert recording as that is weak. Gives an idea of how good her concert tour was in the 90's, and that was one of the best. Saw her 5 times in a week once in the early 2000's never boring.

 

Yeah, my favourite Thai female singer.

Has been for a long time.

Greatest voice too.

Seen her a few times from smaller venues to the full on ensemble up here.

[thaiguzzi]

16 hours ago, Yinn said:

For thaiguzzi....

 

Good God, that woman can dance/gyrate/twerk, whatever you want to call it.

Absolutely fantastic.

 

Best concert and band i have seen here, twice, the same guy and his band is Marijuana (Maleehuana).

Stage presence like nobody else i've seen, goosebumps, blows Karabao into the weeds and yeah i saw them both at the same venue earlier this year. Within a month of each other, Maleehuana played for half what Karabao charged and the concensus all round was Karabou were the worse band. Sort of went thru the motions...

Of all the Peua Cheewit (songs for life) bands, he's the Man.

Thai Music - Peua Cheewit (Songs for Life).htm

 

[Orton Rd]

Mike Piromporn's early hit lakorn cheewit, classic theme of country girl going to the big city etc. Siriporn recorded it as well. He has a restaurant on lad Phrao soi 71 where he sometimes sings, or used to. Very genuine guy, from Udon.

 

 

[Orton Rd]

Book recommendation, well there are not many in English. By Dr Mitchell who was only the 2nd foreigner to gain his Phd in a Thai music thesis.

 

https://silkwormbooks.com/collections/culture/products/luk-thung

 

Edited July 12, 2019 by Orton Rd

[CharlieH]

Off topic posts removed.

 

This is an appreciation of Thai music as per the topic title. If you don't like or don't appreciate it, move on please.

[johng]

 

[Solinvictus]

I'm down with this jam

 

 

Along with these guys in a garage.

 

 

 

[Orton Rd]

Johng glad you posted Sao Mart, University star song, used to see her a lot, a very nice person. Sadly her career stopped, afaik after she had a baby and was in ICU for weeks and almost died. Honestly one of the loveliest singers always fun to see.

In her house, forget where the concert was

 

 

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[johng]

8 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

she had a baby and was in ICU for weeks and almost died.

Thanks   didn't know she had troubles and stopped singing..It's a great song.

 

one more

 

 

[ballpoint]

Going with something a little different.  Ever since I saw them open for Radiohead at MBK Hall in 1994, I've been a big fan of Moderndog, and have all their albums.  Some great songs, from head banging:

 

To quieter, more tuneful beauties:

 

And, if it's dancing girls you want, they have that too:

 

[Orton Rd]

Shared a van back to the airport with modern dog in KK once, they seemed nice guys. I had gone there just to see Fon, but she did not show up!

 

 

[johng]

Love you the best,  Smile Buffalo

 

 

[KhaoNiaw]

Hello Mama by Taitosmith

Lovely song with English/Isan lyrics, though the English subtitles might be handy till your ear's tuned in.

 

 

Edited July 12, 2019 by KhaoNiaw

[Yinn]

11 hours ago, rimmae2 said:

Some great choices. One of my many favourites is Yoo Trung Nee by Pongsit Khampee.

 

[Yinn]

22 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

OK never mind I thought you like it

I like it.

i laugh because you know about it ka.

 

[White Christmas13]

42 minutes ago, Yinn said:

I like it.

i laugh because you know about it ka.

 

I listen to Thai music because I lived in Thailand I also like Chinese music

[jvs]

I had the oppertunity to hear most of the Thai style music live,i like all four major styles.

This almost sounds like Irish Folk Music!!!Enjoy.

 

[sunnyboy2018]

On 7/11/2019 at 4:55 PM, Yinn said:

For thaiguzzi....

 

 

Whats the difference between Lamyai and Morlam sing. I like a lot of the street morlam with pin, drums, organ, kaen pipes etc

and the more traditional morlam

 

[sunnyboy2018]

The morlam sing paradise dub band. Open at Glasto recently and opened the Pattaya cultural festival but i missed them

[OneMoreFarang]

 

[Orton Rd]

Sunnyboy2018, lamyai is really a luktung singer not morlam, lam cing (not sing) is a fast paced style of morlam started in the 1980's to make it more popular with the young. Sexy dancing and wiggling about does not make it a morlam performance. However the definitions of what style of music is which has become blurred with aspects being borrowed and copied, so some lam cing performances can consist of little more than fast paced luktung songs, non stop. Also now there is a new style people cite called luktung indie which seems to have replaced what was marketed as luktung/phue chee wit. Performers all seem to dress down as in phua chee wit (songs for life). If you go back to the early 50's morlam mu copied those sparkly amazing costumes from likay performers, now it's seen as traditional morlam costume. Again, it's all about presenting something 'new' in an effort to be popular

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[Yinn]

This this one have many famous Thai actor, singer and comedian. Crazy and funny.

Gang Laiprang. Tattoo face, now in jail for drug for 3year and 4 month Singer
Jass  Chuanchern comedian, singer, movie actor
Jass dad Udom Chuanchern Died December last year 4 wives 14 kids 8 with one wife, 4 with another another 1and 1 actor, song writer, famous Likay musician, entertainer 
Gotti comedian, tv guy, movie actor
Toffee Kayeegear  actor, comedian
Female singer Yair
Other comedians and actors, can’t remember the name. One foreign black comedian who can speak thai.

 

*maybe I spell there name wrong English 

 

 

[Yinn]

This one also have Udom and his son Jass.

 

Very fun.

 

 

[Orton Rd]

Not strictly Thai music but popular recently, even the dear leader was photographed with some of BNK48. It's Japanese music from AKB48 that being from Akihabara in Tokyo. The 48 does not mean there are 48 members, in Japan there are far more than that. I think they still have 5 'teams' in the same group. As they get older they graduate and leave and get replaced by new singers, it's all a bit complicated with voting and changing teams involved. Many Asian countries and other places in Japan have their own sister group or franchise of Akb, it's a bit like music 7/11! J pop or idol pop performed by Thais. Fortune cookie the most successful number.

 

 

Edited July 13, 2019 by Orton Rd

[Yinn]

8 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

The morlam sing paradise dub band. Open at Glasto recently and opened the Pattaya cultural festival but i missed them

Have a farang also...

 

 

[Orton Rd]

No lukgrung posted yet, lovely to hear it and the most famous male singer was Suthep here with Christy Gibson, she's really an angel! Suthep looks pretty happy to be on a stage with her.

 

 

[Orton Rd]

Thai radio online. The only one we listen to these days is fm90 luktung rak thai but fm 95 is also good. fm90 is owned by Khun Chang younger brother of the owner of Veteethai that held televised concerts every Sat for over 15 years, sadly no more.

 

http://radio.siamha.com/fm90.html