Monday, February 2, 2009

suntharaphon: anuson khru phleng suntharaphon



artist: สุนทราภรณ์ (suntharaphon) 
album: อนุสรณ์ครูเพลง สุนทราภรณ์ (anuson khru phleng suntharaphon) 
tracklist:
01. สวัสดีบางกอก (sawatdi bangkok) 
02. พรหมลิขิต (phrom likhit) 
03. ฉันเป็นของเธอ (chan pen khong thoe)
04. ฝังหัวใจ (fang hua chai) 
05. สิ้นหวัง (sin wang) 
06. รักให้โง่ (rak hai ngo) 
07. หนามชีวิต (nam chiwit) 
08. ตลุงพระมะเลเถไถ (talung phra malethethai) 
09. ฉันยังเหมือนเดิม (chan yang muean doem) 
10. กังหันสวาท (kanghan sawat) 
11. หาดผาแดง (hat pha daeng) 
12. คนจะรักกัน (khon cha rak kan) 
13. วิหคเหิรลม (wihok hoen lom) 
14. น้ำใจชาวเหนือ (nam chai chao nuea) 
15. รอยมลทิน (roi monthin) 
16. รำวงฝนมาทุยหาย (ramwong fon ma thui hai) 

1 sung by จิตราภรณ์ บุญญขันธ์ (chitraphon bunyakhan)
2 sung by ธรรมรัตน์ นวมะรัตน์ (thammarat nawamarat)
3 sung by เอื้อ สุนทรสนาน (uea sunthonsanan)
4, 14 sung by บุษยา รังสี (butsaya rangsi)
5, 7, 12, 13 sung by เพ็ญศรี พุ่มชูศรี (phensi phumchusi) 
6 sung by รำไพ บุญศิริธรรม (ramphai bunsiritham)
8 sung by เลิศ ประสมทรัพย์ + ชวลีย์ ช่วงวิทย์ (loet prasomsap & chawali chuangwit) 
9 sung by ชัชฎาภรณ์ รักษณาเวศ (chatchadaphon raksanawet)
10 sung by รุ่งฤดี แพ่งผ่องใส (rungruedi phaengphongsai)
11 sung by ประพนธ์ สุนทรจามร (praphon sunthonchamon)
15 sung by รวงทอง ทองลั่นทม (ruangthong thonglanthom)
16 sung by เลิศ ประสมทรัพย์ + ศรีสุดา รัชตะวรรณ (loet prasomsap & sisuda rattawan) 

this week, a special introduction to the suntharaphon big band! headed by iconic violinist/bandleader เอื้อ สุนทรสนาน (uea sunthonsanan), this famed collective has basically defined the pleng luk krung genre since its inception, and is the longest reigning hit combo in thai pop history. founded in 1939 (พ.ศ. 2482), the band got its start as the official orchestra of the government public relations department. soon their sound became increasingly in-demand for private performance, and the outside-sanction "suntharaphon" brand was born. most of the suntharaphon band singers released albums under their own names, names which took up permanent residence at the top of the charts, thanks to weight lent by the suntharaphon seal! this particular tape combines classic recordings with some stars of what i'd term suntharaphon's "second wave" in the late 60's. the music here is of course fantastic.. a superb confluence of swinging dance numbers & soft sentimental ballads behind sparkling melisma. as may be expected, this style's often considered a bit on the old fashioned side, but its retro appeal was highlighted in the 2000 film ฟ้าทะลายโจร (tears of the black tiger). maybe it's poised for a comeback..!
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    YOUUUU LIEEEEE!!!!!!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    You may find this one interesting.

    http://sunflowerchakramilk.blogspot.com/2009/02/70s-thai-orchestra.html

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  3. peterFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    hey thanks neu mejican, i actually have that record! it's fun dance music from isaan. it's too bad the performers aren't credited, i'd love to know who's playing! one really funny thing is that the art on the cover has nothing to do with the album itself, it's just an old soap ad!! hehe, it's funny how much it looks like an actual LP cover

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    I've read that the album is a hoax!

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  5. peterFebruary 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    i've read that as well (i.e. that it's non-thais emulating isaan music?) but i don't think that's true. i think that rumour is probably due to fact that the original pressing (under the title "siamese temple ball") had a written description that likened the music to a number of american groups, but it sounds like thai musicians to me.. i'd be really surprised to learn otherwise! it would have to be an intensely studied imitation; the voices in the background are even speaking thai, heh. my guess it is just a recording someone made of the band at some northeastern festival..

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  6. NattJune 17, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Dear ,Peter. I happened to know this band very well and I might be able to answer some questions . The art of the cover is the head of the band, suntarapon , he is declared one of the greatest person from UNESCO . He composed over 2000 songs . His music set an era in Thailand during that period . To your guess about the that northeastern song , I'm afraid that's not correct . There was nothing to do with the Northeastern at all , the song said how joyful the rain came so everyone can go into rice field and let's work .With a sense of humor if the buffalo( used for ploughing soils) were lost , she said would replace it with the guy! Haha this sounds more from central part of Thailand than other region

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  7. peterJune 17, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    hi natt, thanks for trying to help, but the record being discussed in the comments section here is not the one in the main post, it's the one to which neu mejican linked in the 3rd comment. you might notice the text in the original post does include a lengthy description of the suntaraphon band. follow neu mejican's link to see the album we are discussing!

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  8. peterSeptember 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM

    FLAC

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