Category Archives: Imaginary Asia

Happy Birthday Ying! [all vinyl mix]

Proving that Thai music is up there with the world’s best, this mix brings together Thai Funk, Boogie, Molam and Luk Thung Soul with complementary styles from around the globe.
Starts off rare groove, ends sweaty dance floor . . .

Tracklist:
Impossibes “Suk Sa Nit”
Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble “Gloobus” (buy it)
Ramphai Wilaiporn “Lum Won Koi Ai”
Nottz “Joy Road” (part 1) (buy it)
Saroj Jala “Pleng Plern Jai”
Magdy el Hossainy “Music de Carnival” (buy it)
Unknown Thai novelty funk track
Geraldo Pino “Heavy Heavy Heavy”
Sonkiri Seeprajuap “Fon Tok Faa Rong”
Allen Toussaint “Soul Sister”
Sodsai Chaengkij “La La Means I Love You”
Breakdown Brass “Mary Jane” (buy it)
Samai Onwong “Rak Toong Naa”
Hongthong Daoudon “Mai Koy Rak”
Sway Machinery “Youba” (buy it)
Dao Bandon “Bong Ja Bong”
Gil Scott-Heron “Angel Dust”
J Rocc “Thinking in Brazil”
Bonjay “Ingenue” (TK Dark Disco Remix) (buy it)
Benjamin “Love Is Gonna Let You Down” (buy it)
Jesse Boykins III “B4 The Night Is Thru”
Shintaro Sakamoto “Wine Glass Woman”
Cyndi Seui “Shadow Dancer” (feat. Gramaphone Children) (buy it)
Jeedo “Luv U 4 Life” (melody) (buy it)
Disco Dub Band “For The Love Of Money”
The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band “Lam San Ra” (version) (buy it)

Limited edition “Rare Asia” t-shirts from the Archive of Southeast Asian Music

This t-shirt takes the iconic Air Asia logo (a staple low-cost airline used across Southeast Asia by backpackers and business people alike) and turns it into something fresh for all you Southeast Asian record collectors.

The front says “Rare Asia” and the back shows the word for “vinyl record” in eight Southeast Asian languages (Tagalog, Thai, Javanese, Khmer, Bahasa Indonesian, Malay, Burmese and Vietnamese).

This limited run of hand screen-printed t-shirts was done as a fundraiser to cover web-hosting costs for The Archive of Southeast Asian Music.

The t-shirts are $20.00 each + $10.00 for shipping to anywhere in the world (2-4 weeks to arrive).

Show your support for the ASEAM site by purchasing a t-shirt by emailing us at aseam(dot)info(at)gmail(dot)com or through our Big Cartel page at archiveofsoutheastasianmusic.bigcartel.com

If you would like to order more than one t-shirt, please email us for a combined shipping quote.

The t-shirts are 100% cotton, and are available in MEDIUM, LARGE and X-LARGE. See the detailed t-shirt measurements below:

X-LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 22 inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 23 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 9 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 ¼ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 31 ¼ inches

LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 21 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 22 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 30 inches

MEDIUM T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 17 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 19 ¾ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 ½ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 4 ¾ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 25 ¾ inches

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Limited edition Burmese-language Wu-Tang Clan t-shirts

A flip of the classic W logo, the script is the Burmese transliteration of “Wu Tang Clan”

This limited run of hand screen-printed t-shirts was done as a fundraiser to cover web-hosting costs for The Archive of Southeast Asian Music.

The t-shirts are $20.00 each + $10.00 for shipping to anywhere in the world (2-4 weeks to arrive).

Show your support for the ASEAM site by purchasing a t-shirt by emailing us at aseam(dot)info(at)gmail(dot)com or through our Big Cartel page at archiveofsoutheastasianmusic.bigcartel.com

If you would like to order more than one t-shirt, please email us for a combined shipping quote.

The t-shirts are 100% cotton, and are available in MEDIUM, LARGE and X-LARGE. See the detailed t-shirt measurements below:

X-LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 22 inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 23 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 9 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 ¼ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 31 ¼ inches

LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 21 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 22 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 30 inches

MEDIUM T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 17 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 19 ¾ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 ½ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 4 ¾ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 25 ¾ inches

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Limited edition Thai-language Wu-Tang Clan t-shirts

Back by popular demand . . . we’ve printed-up a second run of the Thai Wu-Tang Clan t-shirts with a new Thai font!

A flip of the classic W logo, the script is the Thai transliteration of “Wu Tang Clan”

This limited run of hand screen-printed t-shirts was done as a fundraiser to cover web-hosting costs for The Archive of Southeast Asian Music.

The t-shirts are $20.00 each + $10.00 for shipping to anywhere in the world (2-4 weeks to arrive).

Show your support for the ASEAM site by purchasing a t-shirt by emailing us at aseam(dot)info(at)gmail(dot)com or through our Big Cartel page at archiveofsoutheastasianmusic.bigcartel.com

If you would like to order more than one t-shirt, please email us for a combined shipping quote.

The t-shirts are 100% cotton, and are available in MEDIUM, LARGE and X-LARGE. See the detailed t-shirt measurements below:

X-LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 22 inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 23 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 9 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 ¼ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 31 ¼ inches

LARGE T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 21 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 22 ¼ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 5 inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 30 inches

MEDIUM T-Shirt
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam (across the front): 17 ½ inches
Underarm seam to underarm seam (across the front): 19 ¾ inches
Sleeve length (top): 8 ½ inches
Sleeve length (bottom): 4 ¾ inches
Back top of collar to bottom of hem: 25 ¾ inches

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ASEAM t-shirts!

We’ve printed a limited run of t-shirts as a fundraiser to cover web-hosting costs for the ASEAM site. If you dig the Archive and want to keep it going, please consider buying a t-shirt from our Big Cartel store or place an order directly at aseam (dot) info (at) gmail (dot) com

As requested we’ve re-printed the Crazy About Records t-shirt from a couple of years ago. This batch is white ink on black rather than silver ink on black. Check them out here

Also available are the Thai Wu-Tang Clan shirts. A flip of the classic W logo, the script is the Thai transliteration of “Wu Tang Clan.” You won’t find these anywhere else. Check them out here

Stickers of the Thai Wu-Tang Clan are here

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Thee Majestic Five featuring Tony Reed and Buddy Peters “The Belly Dance Beat” & “My Sweet Baby”

The Belly Dance Beat

My Sweet Baby

Thee Majestic Five: This versatile band in wide demand for their music, also backs world famous Thealani Show.

Tony de Valk – lead guitar

Fritz Fredzess – rhythm guitar

Chris Poetoehena – bass guitar

Buddy Pieters – organ

John Milane – drums

Patty & Geraldine “The Deguire Sisters” – bellydancers

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