Wednesday, September 28, 2016

khana chao sunthon na chiang mai: ekkalak lanna, vol. 2



artist: คณะ เจ้าสุนทร ณ เชียงใหม่ (khana chao sunthon na chiang mai)
album: เอกลักษณ์ลานนา ชุดที่ 2 (ekkalak lanna, vol. 2)
tracklist:
01. ระบำซอ (rabam so)
02. ลาวคำหอม (lao kham hom)
03. ฟ้อนม่านมุ้ยเชียงตา (fon man mui chiang ta)
04. น้อยใจยา (คู่) (noi chai ya (duet))

this week's post marks the second in a series of cassettes gifted to us by educator cliff sloane. a former professor of ethnomusicology and founder of asianclassicalmp3.org, a major influence behind this blog.

our second tape from cliff features the ensemble of chao sunthon na chiang mai presenting volume 2 of their "lanna identity" series, adding vocal duets and choruses to the instrumental styles found on volume 1. born into the chiang mai royal family, chao sunthon left the northern capitol and moved south to central thailand to study classical music. upon his return, he became a central character in the preservation and continued innovation of northern thai local music, composing new melodies, hand-crafting the finest local instruments and instructing young musicians at the chiang mai college of dramatic arts. he passed away in 1986 at the age of 68[1].

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

khana chao sunthon na chiang mai: ekkalak lanna, vol. 1



artist: คณะ เจ้าสุนทร ณ เชียงใหม่ (khana chao sunthon na chiang mai)
album: เอกลักษณ์ลานนา ชุดที่ 1 (ekkalak lanna, vol. 1)
tracklist:
01. เพลงประสาทไหว (phleng prasat wai)
02. ล่องแม่ปิง (long mae ping)
03. ฤษีหลงถ้ำ (ruesi long tham)
04. เชียงใหม่จ๊ะปุ้ละม้าย (chiang mai cha pu la mai)
05. เพลงเงี้ยวไทยใหญ่ (phleng ngieow thai yai)
06. น้อยใจยา (บรรเลง) (noi chai ya (instrumental))
07. ขี่แม่จ๊อย (khi mae choi)
08. เพลงแห่ (phleng hae)
09. ฟ้อนผีมด (fon phi mot)
10. สร้อยเวียงพิงค์ (soi wiang phing)
11. เพลงพม่า (บรรเลง) (phleng phama (instrumental))
12. เพลงมวย (phleng muai)

this week's post marks the first in a series of cassettes gifted to us by educator cliff sloane. a former professor of ethnomusicology and founder of asianclassicalmp3.org, a major influence behind this blog.

our first tape from cliff features the ensemble of chao sunthon na chiang mai presenting volume 1 of their "lanna identity" series. born into the chiang mai royal family, chao sunthon left the northern capitol and moved south to central thailand to study classical music. upon his return, he became a central character in the preservation and continued innovation of northern thai local music, composing new melodies, hand-crafting the finest local instruments and instructing young musicians at the chiang mai college of dramatic arts. he passed away in 1986 at the age of 68[1].

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

chabaphrai namwai: sao ban na sa'uen



artist: ชบาไพร นามวัย (chabaphrai namwai)
album: สาวบ้านนาสะอื้น (sao ban na sa'uen)
tracklist:
01. สาวบ้านนาสะอื้น (sao ban na sa'uen)
02. บ่มีคู่กอด (bo mi khu kot)
03. คอยพี่ที่แม่มูล (khoi phi thi mae mun)
04. บ้านนาคอยพี่ (ban na khoi phi)
05. สุดทางรัก (sut thang rak)
06. คิดฮอดเสียงพิณ (khit hot siang phin)
07. คิดถึงเสียงแคน (khit thueng siang khaen)
08. หนูรักบ้านนา (nu rak ban na)
09. บ่ลืมบ้านนา (bo luem ban na)
10. สิ้นใจผัว (sin chai phua)
11. แกล้งฉันทำไม (klaeng chan thammai)
12. ลำเพลินรักพี่แต่บุญไม่ถึง (lam phloen rak phi tae bun mai thueng)
13. ลำล่องแถมพรศรัทธา (lam long thaem phon sattha)
14. ลำล่องสั่งลา (lam long sang la)
15. ลำเพลินเดินนิทาน (lam phloen doen nithan)
sung by สะไบทอง เผ่าภูรี (sabaithong phaophuri)
16. ลำเพลินอวยพรทาน (lam phloen uai phon than)
sung by สะไบทอง เผ่าภูรี (sabaithong phaophuri)

this week, classic luk thung, lam phloen & more from chabaphrai namwai! like thongmai mali last post, miss chabaphrai of kalasin province brings us another set from doi inthanon's catalogue, this time dating further back to the 70's. chabaphrai gained her bona fides under molam sawai homsombat, and quickly earned a leading spot in the rung isan lam phloen and later khwanchai kalasin troupes. after gaining success with a few luk thung-style singles, she was able to form her own group and later became an instructor of molam at the kalasin college of dramatic arts, before she passed away in 2009[1]. please enjoy this eclectic collection of her early recordings, and don't miss her second album at the fantastic saobao esan blog!

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