- Digital
Various Artists
Begging the Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung, 1945-1960
Death Is Not The End
- Cat No: DEATH063
- Release: 2022-11-04
Track List
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1. Somyot Tassanphan - It's Not Raining All over the Sky
02:49 -
2. Wongchan Pairot - Deceived
02:57 -
3. Ruangthong Thonglantom - Wedding Tomorrow
03:04 -
4. Wongchan Pairot - Begging the Moon
02:53 -
5. Songphan Kwanphoon - Touch
02:58 -
6. Komin Nilwong - Majesty Above the Sky
02:31 -
7. Poonsak Pattayakosol - Look
03:12 -
8. Phongsri Woranuch - Sorry Letter
03:07 -
9. Phon Pornphakdee - Frightening
03:01 -
10. Thanongsak Phakdithewa - One Love
02:59 -
11. Wongchan Pairot - Lonely
03:01 -
12. Ruangthong Thonglantom & Winai Chulabusapa - Swan and Crow
03:02 -
13. Phongsri Woranuch - The Farmstead Awaits You
03:06 -
14. Chen Yenkhae - Poor Homeless People
02:52 -
15. Nanta Pitanilapalin & Naris Aree - Love Me for a Long Time
03:45 -
16. Suwanna Seneewong - Beyond Desire
02:45
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Following the Thai cultural revolution of the 1930s and the following reign of west-leaning premier Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thai culture began to adopt more and more western influences - with Thai traditional and classical music starting to incorporate western notation and particularly Jazz-orientated themes. Thai folk melodies were also adapted to create "ramwong" - a merging of popular western dance music styles such as the tango or rumba, spear-headed at the time by the pioneering Suntaraporn band.
In the years following the end of WWII, the Phleng Thai sakon began to gradually develop sub-genres such as phleng talad (market songs) or phleng chiwit (life songs) focused on rural topics, and sung with rural accents. A little while later this would lead to a formal demarcation in the music - with the polished and western ballad-orientated music known as Luk krung, and the more traditional/country style now dubbed Luk thung. The gap between the two would then widen, both musically and culturally, right up to the present day.
The recordings compiled here can broadly be categorised as being in the former Luk krung style, though some tracks may touch on rural subjects and motifs. However that is not to say they are overpowered by western musical influence - many of these tracks display potent aspects of traditional Thai music within their beguiling and romantic arrangements.
Thanks to Peter Doolan/Monrakplengthai.