Music of Thailand

The folk music of Thailand is influenced by India and to a lesser degree by China. Like its geography, the music of Thailand is divided into four regions with each region having their own distinctive style and flavor. Music is performed primarily as entertainment in connection with Buddhist festivals. These field recordings were made by Howard Kaufman in the 1950s. He noted that the traditional music of Thailand was beginning to vanish due, in part, to the “westernization” of the country.

Track Listing

101	Suksanaen	Can player	01:25
102	Can Solo	Can player	03:57
103	Song	Thai man and woman singers	04:13
104	Girl's Song	Girl singer	03:06
105	Chakay and Ching (Instrumental)	Chakay and Ching players	01:57
106	Phlengchoi (Repartee Singing)	Thai man and woman singers	03:02
107	Folksong (North Thailand)	Female singer	02:12
108	Pamahei (Classical Style)	Male singer	03:30
201	Rotchanasangtaung (Percussion Orchestra)	Thai percussion orchestra	02:04
202	Festive Music	Singer, oboe player, Malay drum player	02:00
203	Phrayasok	Three-stringed violin player	03:05
204	Laoduangdoen	Male singer and flute player	03:00
205	Chatree (South Thailand)	Singer, string instrumentalist, flute player	03:39
206	Khmensayok (Instrumental Group)	Unspecified angtalung player, gong player, chop player, and tapone player	03:29
207	Angtalung (South Thailand)	Unspecified singer, angtalung player, drummer	03:49
208	Reed Orchestra (North Thailand)	Brass-reed flute players	03:03