Showing posts with label liké. Show all posts
Showing posts with label liké. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2016

liké luk thung



artist: various artists
album: ลิเกลูกทุ่ง (liké luk thung)
tracklist:
01. ลิเกเงินกีบ (liké ngoen kip)
sung by ยอดรัก สลักใจ (yotrak salakchai)
02. ลิเกเงินล้าน (liké ngoen lan)
sung by แจ่มจันทร์ กำไลทอง (chaemchan kamlaithong)
03. ลิเกไพรวัลย์หาคู่ (liké phraiwan ha khu)
04. ลิเกไพรวัลย์ (liké phraiwan)
sung by ไพรวัลย์ ลูกเพชร (phraiwan lukphet)
05. ลิเกสงสัย (liké songsai)
sung by สุชาติ เทียนทอง + หฤทัย หิรัญญา (suchat thianthong & haruethai hiranya)
06. ลิเกเจ้าชู้ (liké chao chu)
sung by สังข์ทอง สีใส (sangthong sisai)
07. ลิเกแมวเฝ้าปลา (liké maeo fao pla)
sung by ไพรวัลย์ ลูกเพชร + เพลิน พนาวัลย์ (phraiwan lukphet & phloen phanawan)
08. ลิเกเงินผ่อน (liké ngoen phon)
sung by เพชร โพธาราม (phet photaram)
09. ลิเกดาวหมาหลับ (liké dao ma lap)
sung by กิตติ บุญญาการ + นิรันดร์ นันทนิมิตร (kitti bunyakan & niran nanthanimit)
10. ลิเกวิทยุตะโพนทีวี 1 (liké withayu taphon t.v. 1)
11. ลิเกวิทยุตะโพนทีวี 2 (liké withayu taphon t.v. 2)
12. ลิเกวิทยุตะโพนทีวี 3 (liké withayu taphon t.v. 3)
13. ลิเกวิทยุตะโพนทีวี 4 (liké withayu taphon t.v. 4)
14. ลิเกวิทยุตะโพนทีวี 5 (liké withayu taphon t.v. 5)
sung by อนันต์ สันติสุข + สมศักดิ์ ศรีบางช้าง (anan santisuk & somsak sibangchang)
15. ซุปเปอร์ลิเก (super liké)
sung by ยอดรัก สลักใจ (yotrak salakchai)

this week's tape comes courtesy of michel, the person behind both the kadao ton kao blog and the new sao bao isan.. excellent sites, not to be missed!

luk thung draws from a myriad of thailand's traditional musics to create its folk-pop hybrid sound, but perhaps my favorite are those songs which use liké as their basis. descended from malay dikir, the street theater form liké is a staple of temple fairs, instantly recognizable by its technicolor matte painting backdrops and blindingly-sequined actors. liké luk thung numbers often start out in standard pop form for a verse or so, after which an ensemble figure leads them down into a deep, rhythmic speak-sing section, which vocalists usually use to great ornamental effect. this cassette features some of the stars best known for this luk thung sub-genre (although in most cases none of their biggest hits were in liké style) as well as some very obscure offerings, too. fantastic all around.. enjoy!

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

khana si pho



artist: คณะ สี่โพธิ์ (khana si pho)
album: พระนางผมหอม (phra nang phom hom)
01. ลิเกตลก เรื่อง พระนางผมหอม (like talok rueang "phra nang phom hom")
02. แข่งฟุดบอล (khaeng football)
03. ร้องเพลงคู่ เพลงแปลงอักษร เพลงโห่ (rong phleng khu, phleng plaeng akson, phleng ho)

this week, another old comedy album! [disclaimer: the primary draw here is in the wordplay, so enjoyment may be limited for non-thai speakers] there's practically no info about this group online, but i'm thinking they were affiliated with legendary comedian thep pho'ngam (recently in the news for his public retirement & possible expatriation to laos¹), seeing as their stage names are pho'ngoen, pho'thong, pho'kaew and pho'khwan (plus si mok). the first side of this cassette features a half hour of "modern" liké, featuring a sholay-sampling ok khaek. the second side has some mock football commentary, followed by a medley of novelty songs. enjoy!

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

khana orot arab: lamtat chiwit



artist: คณะ โอรสอาหรับ (khana orot arab)
album: ลำตัดชีวิต (lamtat chiwit)
01. ออกแขกแบบภารตะ (ok khaek baep bharata)
02. สองไม้ชีวิต (song mai chiwit)
03. ผู้วิเศษ (phu wiset)
04. ตลกน้ำขึ้นน้ำลง (talok nam khuen nam long)
05. ลำตัดชีวิตออกลิเก (lamtat chiwit ok like)
06. ลำตัดทำนองสากล (lamtat tham nong sakon)
07. อีแซว ชายหญิง (isaeo chai ying)

this week, some fantastic central thai muslim music! a number of musical styles associated with central thailand (liké, lamtat, etc.) have their origins in malay artforms, though they have long been integrated into the majority buddhist culture. there are, however, still a handful of muslim practitioners.. including today's star of voice & violin, mr. orot arab! i'm not sure where the group is from originally, but i believe they've been based in bangkok for some time. this cassette was produced by yanavy sound (note their classic mosque & crescent logo) which, as we're told us on the recording, is located behind the old phra khanong rama theatre off sukhumvit road. sad to say, last i heard mr. orot arab was comatose in minburi hospital¹.. if anyone knows how he's doing please fill us in.

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