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  Music of Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some conservatives have criticized these as the commercialization of traditional cultures.
The people of Isan are also known for kantrum, which is much less famous for mor lam.
Kantrum is played by Cambodians living near the border with Cambodia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Thailand   (877 words)

  
 Roots Music from Thailand
From the sweet sadness of luk thung and distinctive rapping vocals of mor lam, to the fast-action dance rhythms of kantrum, Thailand is home to one of the most dynamic music scenes in Southeast Asia.
Kantrum (also gantreum) is to Thai-Khmers what mor lam is to Thai-Laotians, both of whom live side-by-side in the northeast region of Thailand known as Issan.
Playing a more electronic sounding kantrum, the band Rock Khong Khoi came on the scene in the late-1990s with an album whose songs have been covered many times, by both Cambodian and Lao artists.
www.monsoon-country.org /Thailand.html   (527 words)

  
 Isan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In the post-war period, it was brought to Bangkok by migrant workers and began to cross-fertilise with Central Thai luk thung music, producing the luk thung Isan form.
Another form of folk music, kantrum, is popular with the Khmer minority in the south.
Although there is no tradition of written literature in the Isan language, in the latter half of the 20th century the region produced several notable writers, such as Khamsing Srinawk (who writes in Thai) and Pira Sudham (who writes in English).
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/isan   (1513 words)

  
 FAR SIDE MUSIC LTD. Kantrum
A fairly rare CD of Darkie, the greatest exponent of kantrum. Shares similarities with morlam in rhythm, vocal style and the pop/trad blend, exept the instrumentation is different. Darkie is a fine player of a bowed stringed instrument which he plays with great skill and speed.
Darkie is the greatest exponent of the Thai- Cambodian dance music,; kantrum. Featuring searing fiddles and clanging percussion,; Darkie sings over the top, in a laid back style, in a type of music totally unlike anything else.
From the Thai-Cambodian border, kantrum is a fast paced dance music.; The instrumentation includes kantrum drums, ching (temple bells) and a two stringed fiddle called a tro. Darkie's rap like vocals are set over hard driving beats, some songs have a more pop feel.
www.farsidemusic.com /acatalog/Kantrum_cat.html   (127 words)

  
 Music of Cambodia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Ramvong is slow dance music, while ramkbach is closely related to Thai folk music.
In the province Siem Reap, a form of music called kantrum has become popular; originally Thai, kantrum is famous for Thai and Cambodian stars like Darkie and Paypongrath.
Modern music is usually in Cambodian Karaoke VCDs usually of an actor, actress or both making the actions usually by mimicking the lyrics to the background song by moving their mouth as if they were actually singing the song.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Music_of_Cambodia   (406 words)

  
 Music of Cambodia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ramvong is slow (A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing) dance music, while ramkbach is closely related to (Click link for more info and facts about Thai folk music) Thai folk music.
In the province (Click link for more info and facts about Siem Reap) Siem Reap, a form of music called (Click link for more info and facts about kantrum) kantrum has become popular; originally Thai, kantrum is famous for Thai and Cambodian stars like Darkie and Paypongrath.
Modern music is usually in Cambodian Karaoke (Click link for more info and facts about VCDs) VCDs usually of an actor, actress or both making the actions usually by mimicking the lyrics to the background song by moving their mouth as if they were actually singing the song.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mu/Music_of_Cambodia.htm   (456 words)

  
 Search Results
The Kantrum band is usually accompanied with drum, fiddle, and woodwind instrument.
To attract younger audience, the younger Kantrum artists have adapted the music and mixed it with Western pop songs.
This has caused concern among the older generation of Kantrum artists.
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 Bangkok Thai secrets | In step with Thai music
Kantrum is to the Khmer-speaking region what mor lam is to the Lao-speaking region of Isan, with the two-string fiddle taking the place of the bamboo khaen.
In modern versions of both styles the traditional instruments are often replaced by keyboards, with the addition of drum and bass.
Both styles are strongly rhythmic and, while mor lam is somewhat bluesy, kantrum has a distinctively soulful sound.
www.mangosauce.com /archives/000268.html   (10780 words)

  
 Isaan - netlexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Viele Mor Lam-Sänger haben sich auch die Luk Thung-Musik Zentralthailands angeeignet und daraus die hybride "Luk Thung Isaan"-Richtung entwickelt.
Kantrum ist andere traditionelle Musikform, die unter der Khmer-Minderheit im Süden große Beliebtheit genießt.
Obwohl die Sprache von Isaan selbst keine schriftlich-literarische Tradition hat, konnte die Region in der zweiten Hälfte des 20.
www.lexikon-definition.de /Isan.html   (1857 words)

  
 Bangkok Learn Thai | How I learnt Thai with Linguaphone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
April 28, 2004 10:14 AM The reason traditional Western Irish music sounds like North African and Asian music is that it is the only music in Europe that uses the pentatonic scale.
Pity Kantrum like lukrung seems much more popular with older people and might fade away in time.
April 29, 2004 09:15 AM Buriram and surin is kantrum country where my GF comes from, she assures me it is not very popular with youngsters, even she hates it and she is only 29-she's a right know it all when it come to music.
www.mangosauce.com /archives/000141.html   (7065 words)

  
 Knowledge King - List of cultural and regional genres of music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Music of California (West Coast rap, death rock, Paisley Underground, hair metal, mariachi, psychedelic rock, surf, Bakersfield sound)
Music of Cambodia (pinpeat orchestra, kantrum, jamrieng samai)
Music of Thailand (mor lam, pleng phua cheewit, string, luk grung, wong shadow, khruang sai, piphat, pleng Thai sakorn, luk thung, kantrum)
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music.html   (1144 words)

  
 Rough Guides Music: Thailand
Bangkok's Tower Records and the Imagine chain have good stocks (though not much luk thung), and the Bangkok Music Company stores do fabulous reissues of Thai pop with hand-painted fl and white covers.
'Greatest Hits' cassettes of luk thung, mor lam and kantrum can be found near railway and bus stations, and markets.
For classical music, luk thung and folk music, Suksapan stores – a government-run books and stationery chain – is worth a look, especially the store on Ratchdamnoen Avenue in Bangkok, just around the corner from Khao San Road, is particularly good.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_kmrgm/is_200008/ai_kepm285886   (214 words)

  
 Mango Sauce: Crazy about Bangkok | Thai secrets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Each of the pretty contestants wears a numbered badge - a format already familiar to many Mango Sauce readers.
The music that intrigued me the most — and which turned out to be the prize I was looking for — was kantrum.
The bleary-eyed chap in the curious kilt and shawl combo is none other than Thailand’s billionaire Prime Minister, Taksin Shinawatra.
www.mangosauce.com /archives/cat_thai_secrets.html   (1004 words)

  
 List of genres of music: A-F - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chicha - a Peruvian fusion of rock and roll, cumbia and huayno
Cho-kantrum - the most traditional form of Cambodian kantrum
Christmas carol (see also List of Christmas carols)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_genres_of_music:_A-F   (1324 words)

  
 we have food for your mind: Traditionelle Musik Thailands
Die Fähigkeit, mehrere Töne gleichzeitig zu erzeugen, sein besonderer Klang und die Daueratmungstechnik haben dieses Instrument zu einem Meisterstück werden lassen, sowohl in den Musikformen des Hmong in Nordthailand und in der Begleitung des improvisierten Gesangs Mo Lam, dessen Ursprünge sehr weit zurückliegen, als auch in der neueren Formation de Pong Lang (Nord-Osten).
Der Süden, an der khmer-thailändischen Grenze, steht unter stärkerem Einfluss Kambodschas in den ebenfalls sehr lebendigen Musikformen des Kantrum.
Der Mo Lam-Gesang hat zum einen großen Unterhaltungswert, spielt aber auch eine wichtige Rolle bei der mündlichen Überlieferung der Kultur von einer Generation zur nächsten.
mixology.twoday.net /stories/430832   (1934 words)

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