Entertainers go abroad as nightlife struggles during mourning period

By Kaewta Ketbungkan, Staff Reporter -

 

DCNXTR performs in January at the Bukruk Festival at The Jam Factory in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — It’s not often that Chalasin Duangsupa drops in to strum his guitar at his little coffee shop in the capital’s Prachaniwet area.

 

But like other musicians and entertainers suddenly without gigs to play as the nation takes a somber turn to mourn King Bhumibol, he was there this week with his two daughters to help out his wife, who runs the cafe inside Matichon Academy.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/nightlife/2016/10/20/entertainers-go-abroad-nightlife-struggles-mourning-period/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-10-20

i have said before musicians have to eat, music is the food of life but obviously not here

51 minutes ago, mercman24 said:

i have said before musicians have to eat, music is the food of life but obviously not here

Apparently some of them eat a lot. If you read the article, the lady singer who moved out to singapore says she earns here 60k to 100k baht per month, and yet she doesn't have enough savings to last through one month.

 

More seriously, it is difficult in every country today to make a living being a "musician". there are simply too many.

 

By "entertainers" they meant "hookers".

By "entertainers" they meant "hookers".

At least they got the balls to try and make it big elsewhere!

3 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

At least they got the balls to try and make it big elsewhere!

 

"Make it big," haha yes I see what you did there.  

 
"Make it big," haha yes I see what you did there.  

A sense of humour is important when there's no entertainers to entertain.