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Phleng phuea chiwit is a music genre
first developed in thailand
strongly influenced by elements of folk
and rock music
with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. Phleng pheua chiwit typically incorporates elements of Western folk and rock, as well as Thai folk ballads, more rhythmic Thai styles such as samcha, molam and lukthung, and occasionally elements of Thai classical music as well. More recently, elements of reggae
, ska
and Latin music have found their way into the genre as well. As for the instrumentation, early phleng pheua chiwit was generally in a more folk style, with acoustic instruments, while later versions often more rock-style arrangements, with electric guitars, bass and drums. Many artists also use Thai instruments such as the phin, wut, khluay, and saw. and Inspired by Bob Dylan
, Bob Marley
and Neil Young
, and they were at the forefront of a movement for democracy. In 1976, police and right wing activists attacked students at Thammasat University; Caravan, along with other bands and activists, fled for the rural hills. There, Caravan continued playing music for local farmers was beginning to use the Thai language vocal as well as the rise of protest Caravan
first released albums included Khon Kap Khwai (1975) and Amerikan Antarai (1976) is album Inspired by folk music Inspired by Bob Dylan
, and later called that phleng phuea chiwit
In the 1980s, phleng pheua chiwit bands were influenced by rock music
, and hard rock
. with thai music. Carabao
did achieve chart success in the 1980s. and became best-sellers in album Made In Thailand
In the 1990s, Specific influences varied: Pongsit Kamphee
, Maleehuana and Noo-Miter drew from style reggae
, ska
, latin music with molam and lukthung scene continued to evolve, gaining recognition and exhibiting a stronger influence on the music industry. and popular phleng pheua chiwit genre artists like Pongsit Kamphee
Music genre
A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...
first developed in thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
strongly influenced by elements of folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. Phleng pheua chiwit typically incorporates elements of Western folk and rock, as well as Thai folk ballads, more rhythmic Thai styles such as samcha, molam and lukthung, and occasionally elements of Thai classical music as well. More recently, elements of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and Latin music have found their way into the genre as well. As for the instrumentation, early phleng pheua chiwit was generally in a more folk style, with acoustic instruments, while later versions often more rock-style arrangements, with electric guitars, bass and drums. Many artists also use Thai instruments such as the phin, wut, khluay, and saw. and Inspired by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
and Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
History
The music scene in Thailand immediately before phleng phuea chiwit. formerly refers to meaning of the lyrics of people with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. phleng phuea chiwit was origins after events on October 14, 1973 was inspired for a new genre after the event. October 14, 1973 the earliest phleng pheua chiwit band was called CaravanCaravan (Thai band)
Caravan is a Thai folk-rock band that formed out of the 1973 democracy movement. It launched the Phleng pheua chiwit genre that has since been popularized by Carabao.-Personnel:...
, and they were at the forefront of a movement for democracy. In 1976, police and right wing activists attacked students at Thammasat University; Caravan, along with other bands and activists, fled for the rural hills. There, Caravan continued playing music for local farmers was beginning to use the Thai language vocal as well as the rise of protest Caravan
Caravan (Thai band)
Caravan is a Thai folk-rock band that formed out of the 1973 democracy movement. It launched the Phleng pheua chiwit genre that has since been popularized by Carabao.-Personnel:...
first released albums included Khon Kap Khwai (1975) and Amerikan Antarai (1976) is album Inspired by folk music Inspired by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, and later called that phleng phuea chiwit
In the 1980s, phleng pheua chiwit bands were influenced by rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
. with thai music. Carabao
Carabao (band)
Carabao are a Thai rock band which is very popular in Thailand and other Asian countries. The group was formed in 1976 by university students Yuenyong Opakul and Kirati Promsaka Na Sakon Nakhon who met while studying in the Philippines...
did achieve chart success in the 1980s. and became best-sellers in album Made In Thailand
Made In Thailand
Made In Thailand was the fifth album by Thai rock band Carabao. Released in 1984, this is their most popular album having sold over three million copies.-Track listing:...
In the 1990s, Specific influences varied: Pongsit Kamphee
Pongsit Kamphee
Pongsit Kamphee is a Thai rock singer and producer popular in the Phleng pheua chiwit genre. Inspired by Preecha Chanapai Carabao and Surachai Jantimathawn Caravan...
, Maleehuana and Noo-Miter drew from style reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, latin music with molam and lukthung scene continued to evolve, gaining recognition and exhibiting a stronger influence on the music industry. and popular phleng pheua chiwit genre artists like Pongsit Kamphee
Pongsit Kamphee
Pongsit Kamphee is a Thai rock singer and producer popular in the Phleng pheua chiwit genre. Inspired by Preecha Chanapai Carabao and Surachai Jantimathawn Caravan...
Key artists
- Bangladesh-band
- CarabaoCarabao (band)Carabao are a Thai rock band which is very popular in Thailand and other Asian countries. The group was formed in 1976 by university students Yuenyong Opakul and Kirati Promsaka Na Sakon Nakhon who met while studying in the Philippines...
- CaravanCaravan (Thai band)Caravan is a Thai folk-rock band that formed out of the 1973 democracy movement. It launched the Phleng pheua chiwit genre that has since been popularized by Carabao.-Personnel:...
- Cha-Ma
- Gratawn
- Jaran Manopetch
- Hammer (Thai Band)
- Pongsit KampheePongsit KampheePongsit Kamphee is a Thai rock singer and producer popular in the Phleng pheua chiwit genre. Inspired by Preecha Chanapai Carabao and Surachai Jantimathawn Caravan...
- Maleehuana
- Noo-Miter
- Nick Niranam
- Sathean
- Sib Lor