Phleng phuea chiwit
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| Phleng phuea chiwit | |
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| Stylistic origins | Folk, Thai music[1] rock, reggae, luk thung |
| Cultural origins | 1973, Thailand[1] |
| Typical instruments | Vocal - Guitar - Bass - Drums sometimes - Keyboard - Harmonica - Percussion - Violin - Piano - Thai instruments - Traditional instrument |
| Mainstream popularity | bands like Caravan were commercially successful later widespread since then in Thailand. mostly merged into Luk thung |
| Other topics | |
| History of Thailand in 1973 String - Luk thung |
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Phleng phuea chiwit (Thai: เพลงเพื่อชีวิต; lit. "Songs for Life") describes to Thai folk music, strongly influenced by elements of Western folk and rock music[1] with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. Phleng pheua chiwit typically incorporates elements of Western folk and rock, as well as Thai folk ballads, more rhythmic Thai styles such as samcha, molam and lukthung, and occasionally elements of Thai classical music as well. More recently, elements of reggae, ska and Latin music have found their way into the genre as well. As for the instrumentation, early phleng pheua chiwit was generally in a more folk style, with acoustic instruments, while later versions often more rock-style arrangements, with electric guitars, bass and drums. Many artists also use Thai instruments such as the phin, wut, khluay, and saw. and some Phleng phuea chiwit artists was inspired from Western musician include Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Simon & Garfunkel and Neil Young.
[edit] History
The music scene in Thailand immediately before phleng phuea chiwit. formerly refers to meaning of the lyrics of people with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. phleng phuea chiwit was origins after events on October 14, 1973 was inspired for a new genre after the event. October 14, 1973[1] the earliest phleng pheua chiwit band was called Caravan, and they were at the forefront of a movement for democracy. In 1976, police and right wing activists attacked students at Thammasat University; Caravan,[1] along with other bands and activists, fled for the rural hills. There, Caravan continued playing music for local farmers was beginning to use the Thai language vocal as well as the rise of protest Caravan first released albums included Khon Kap Khwai (1975) and Amerikan Antarai (1976) is album Inspired by folk music Inspired by Bob Dylan, and later called this genre as Phleng phuea chiwit.[1]
In the 1980s, phleng pheua chiwit bands were influenced by rock music,[1] and thai music. Carabao[1] did achieve chart success in the 1980s and became best-sellers in album Made In Thailand.[1]
In the 1990s, Specific influences varied: Pongsit Kamphee, Maleehuana and Noo-Miter drew from style reggae,[1] ska,[1] latin music with molam[1] and lukthung[1] scene continued to evolve, gaining recognition and exhibiting a stronger influence on the music industry. and popular phleng pheua chiwit genre artists like Pongsit Kamphee.[1][2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Forlifethailand.com (Thai)
