Laos: Molams & Mokhènes ~ Singing & Mouth Organ [Inedit, 2009]

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01 - Lom phat paï - 3 khènes
02 - KKhap Thoum Luang Prabang - Chant/Singing & Maohri
03 - Khap Samneua - Chant/Singing & Khène
04 - Khap Xieng Khouang I - Chant/Singing & Khène
05 - Khap Xieng Khouang II - Chant/Singing & Khène
06 - Lam Pheune - Chant/Singing & Khène
07 - Khap Ngeum - Chant/Singing & Khène
08 - Lam Kone, Lam Long, Lam Teuil - Chant/Singing & Khène
09 - Lam Deune - Chant/Singing & Khène
10 - Lam Teuil - 3 khènes
11 - Lam Mahaxay - Chant/Singing & Khène
12 - Pheune soy - Khène
13 - Lam Pouthay - Chant/Singing & Khène
14 - Lam Tangvay - Chant/Singing & Khène
15 - Lam Khonesavane - Chant/Singing & Khène
16 - Lam Som - Chant/Singing & Khène
17 - Lam Siphandone - Chant/Singing & Khène
18 - Lam Savarane - Chant/Singing, flûte & Khène

had a couple requests fer these encroyable recordings specifically & although i was only just gifted em this morning, can readily attest to how superb they sound. best believe, the richness of laotian musical kulture remains in full flower. merci encore une fois à op. review

Isan Slété ~ Songs and Music from Northeast Thailand [Globestyle, 1989]

CDORBD 051

01. Lai Lam Toei Sam Jangwa
02. Hua Ngawk Yawk Sao
03. Sutsanaen-Noeng Mode
04. Lam Phloen
05. Lai Pu Pa Lan
06. Toei Khong
07. Lam Doeng Dong
08. Lai-Yai Mode
09. Lam Toei Thammada
10. Lai Ngua Khuen Phu
11. Lam Kio
12. Lai Phu Thai
13. Sutsanaen Mode
14. Kawn Lawng La
15. Lai an Nang-Sue
16. Imae, Imae



been on a bit of a mouth organ jag lately & am completely sprung on this exceptional recording. Isan is the Thai name fer the country's northeast region, the Khorat Plateau, bordered by Laos & the Mekong River on the northeast & on the south by Cambodia. Isan Slété are the Flower of Isan, six stalwart musicians who play the traditional musique of the region as it would have been performed before electricity or radio... & as it is still performed today, in the villages & markets of remoter areas, whenever somebody picks up a pin or khène & wants to play. 320 thanks to Ambrose Bierce of WeLove-Music fame fer ushering this into my consciousness. further

V/A ~ The Sound of Siam - Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam from Thailand 1964 -75 [Soundway, 2010]

01. Chaweewan Dumnern – Lam Tung Wai
02. Chaweewan Dumnern – Lam Toey Chaweewan
03. Onuma Singsiri – Mae Kha Som Tam
04. Thapporn Petchubon, Noknoi Uraiporn, Thongthai Tin Isan – Isan Klab Tin
05. Ream Daranoi – Fai Yen
06. Panom Nopporn – Sao Ban Pok Pab
07. Plearn Promdan – Wan Maha Sanook
08. The Petch Phin Thong Band – Soul Lam Plearn
09. Waipod Phetsuphan –Ding Ding Dong
10. Saknatee Srichiangmai – Nom Samai Mai
11. Yenjit Porntawi – Lam Plearn Toh Lom Nhao
12. Chaweewan Dumnern – Sao Lam Plearn
13. Dao Bandon – Mae Jom Ka Lon
14. Sanae Petchaboon – Pen Jung Dai
15. Thong Huad & Kunp’an – Diew Sor Diew Caan
16. Sodsri Rungsang – Uay Porn Tahan Chaydan
17. Kawaw Siang Thong – Kai Tom Yum
18. The Viking Combo Band – Pleng Yuk Owakard
19. Dao Bandon – Tang Ngarn Si Nong



'Thailand means different things to different people. Beyond the beaches and tourist spots lies a world of music still waiting to be discovered. Be it spaced out jazz, raw funk or the meditative sounds of the North East, Soundway has dug deep into the country’s vinyl archives to present a broad range of vintage sounds that underlines Thailand’s status as one of South East Asia’s musical hot spots.

As Soundway’s entry point into the Asian music world, The Sound of Siam CD and double LP offers a unique vantage point to the most experimental period in Thai musical history. The 19 tracks reflect the outcome of a twentieth century journey from Thai classical to Luk Krung and Luk Thung – music that incorporated western influences such as jazz, surf guitar, ballroom and even Latin and African.

The music maps changing social demographics, the movement of people, culture and language from countryside to city and all during a period when the record labels were at their most experimental.' ~ press

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a totally irresistible set of superfly, vintage thai-tongued transmissions that i simply couldn't resist sharing about. 320 thanks to nicholab for the hook up & his ever-elevated taste. heady bidness recommended fer heavy rotation. further