artist: น้ำผึ้ง เมืองสุรินทร์ (namphueng mueangsurin)
album: เรือมอันเร (rueam anre)
01. อันเร (anre)
02. กัจปะกา (katchpaka)
03. จะอังกรอง (cha ang krong)
04. ตำเร็ยยูลได (tamre yuldai)
05. ซันตูจ (santuch)
06. เบริญ (broen)
alexandra was out in surin recently and, of course, brought back a bag full of great old khmer tapes from the city! while my natural inclination would have been to save this one, really why not just start with the best of the lot? namphueng mueangsurin is at the head of surin's kantruem traditionalist revival movement, electing to minimize the thai & international influences in her music as compared to the genre's more popular, modern practitioners. while this is certainly a bold move, namphueng has won a devoted audience for it, and her recordings will almost invariably be found wherever kantruem music is sold. the music on this cassette is simply beautiful, a carefully-paced interplay between drum & fiddle supporting namphueng's soulful voice. it's a real treasure... enjoy!
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