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    Begging The Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung 1945-1960Various Artists

    Death Is Not The End
      • 1. Somyot Tassanphan - It's Not Raining All Over The Sky
      • 2. Wongchan Pairot - Deceived
      • 3. Ruangthong Thonglantom - Wedding Tomorrow
      • 4. Wongchan Pairot - Begging The Moon
      • 5. Songphan Kwanphoon - Touch
      • 6. Komin Nilwong - Majesty Above The Sky
      • 7. Poonsak Pattayakosol - Look
      • 8. Phongsri Woranuch - Sorry Letter
      • 9. Phon Pornphakdee - Frightening
      • 10. Thanongsak Phakdithewa - One Love
      • 11. Wongchan Pairot - Lonely
      • 12. Ruangthong Thonglantom & Winai Chulabusapa - Swan & Crow
      • 13. Phongsri Woranuch - The Farmstead Awaits You
      • 14. Chen Yenkhae - Poor Homeless People
      • 15. Nanta Pitanilapalin & Naris Aree - Love Me For A Long Time
      • 16. Suwanna Seneewong - Beyond Desire

      This is a wonderful collection of Phleng Thai sakon, a style of Thai popular song that fuses local and Western influences. Recorded from the end of WWII to the early 1960s, these tracks are part of the Luk krung genre which contrasts with rural Luk thung. Following the 1930s Thai cultural revolution, Western elements like jazz were incorporated into Thai music and transformed folk melodies into dances like ramwong. This compilation showcases the polished, urbanized Luk krung style, though some tracks touch on rural themes. Despite Western influences, many tracks retain strong ties to traditional Thai music and create romantic, beguiling arrangements.

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