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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
James Leonard Mitchell |
ISBN: | 9786162151064 6162151069 |
OCLC Number: | 944963123 |
Description: | 208 sider : illustrations |
Contents: | Introduction1. Luk Thung: A Thai Story, an Isan Story2. A Musical Analysis of Luk Thung's Form and Development3. Soraphet Phinyo, Isan Songwriter4. Fans, Isan Identity, and the Contemporary Luk Thung Scene5. Luk Thung and Political ExpressionCodaAppendix I: Who's WhoAppendix II: Important DatesNotesReferencesIndex |
Abstract:
Since the 1960s, the hybrid popular music called luk thung has embodied the aspirations, frustrations, and sorrows of Thailand's working class. Global scholarship, however, has been slow in examining this seminal genre. In this book, ethnomusicologist James Mitchell explores the many facets of luk thung through ethnographic research with singers, songwriters, fans, and other professionals. The final chapter refutes the widespread opinion that luk thung is an apolitical genre by examining its role in recent political turmoil and tracing currents of protest and sociopolitical commentary back to the music's origins
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