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Music of Thailand

Various Artists
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

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101
Can (reed mouth organ) player
01:25
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102
Male singer accompanied by can (reed mouth organ) player
03:57
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103
Female singer, unaccompanied
04:13
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104
Young girl accompanied by can (reed mouth organ) player
03:06
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105
Mahori ensemble featuring chakay (crocodile zither), ching (cymbals)
01:57
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106
Male and female singer with chorus, percussion
03:02
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107
Female singer, unaccompanied
02:12
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108
Female singer, unaccompanied
03:30
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201
Piphat ensemble
02:04
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202
Processional ensemble featuring Malay drum, pi java (clarinet), vocalist
02:00
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203
Saw sam sai (three-stringed violin) player
03:05
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204
Mahori ensemble and female singer
03:00
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205
Piphat ensemble and female singer
03:39
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206
Angklung ensemble with tapone drum and chop cymbals
03:29
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207
Angklung ensemble with oboe, wood-block percussion, male vocalist
03:49
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208
Brass-reed flute ensemble and female singer
03:03