Luk thung
Subtitle: the culture and politics of Thailand's most popular music
By: James Leonard Mitchell
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9786162151064
Subjects: Popular music; Music; History and criticism; Music and state; History
Description: "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 pioneering book, ethnomusicologist James Mitchell explores the many facets of luk thung through ethnographic research with singers, songwriters, fans, and other professionals. The groundbreaking 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."
Notes: Based on author's doctoral thesis, Macquarie University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Luk thung : a Thai story, an Isan story; title: A musical analysis of luk thung's form and development; title: Soraphet Phinyo, Isan songwriter; title: Fans, Isan identity, and the contemporary luk thung scene; title: Luk thung and political expression; title: Coda; title: Appendix I : Who's who; title: Appendix II : Important dates.