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Live gem resurfaces
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/03/2025
» Cameroonian musician, composer and songwriter Manu Dibango passed away in 2020 at the age of 86. His career and life were extraordinary. He was one of the most celebrated African musicians alongside Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Fela Kuti, Frnaco and Youssou N'Dour. He was known as the most sampled of all African musicians.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: May 10-16
Guru, Published on 10/05/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Preserving heritage
Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/11/2022
» Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in Thailand's lower Northeast, while Exploring Gong Culture Of Southeast Asia: Massif And Archipelago (Sub Rosa, 2022) covers traditional gong music from 50 different ethnic groups in the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Vietnam's highlands and northeast Cambodia.
Remember the Raja
Life, John Clewley, Published on 26/10/2021
» Pornsak Songsaeng, the 'Raja of Molam' from Isan, died of a heart attack in Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 17. He was 60 years old. Pornsak was one of the most famous Isan music stars, and his funeral was attended by many of his fans as well as many of the big names in the entertainment industry.
Bitchin’ in the kitchen in the time of Covid-19
Special Publications, Published on 17/04/2020
» The announcement in late March that all restaurants and bars were required by government order to close their doors to dine-in patrons, with the only option of takeaway and delivery, was poisonous icing on the cake for those food and beverage vendors who had already long-suffered the rapid decline of customers in Thailand for most of 2019.
Irish shenanigans on Sukhumvit
Life, John Clewley, Published on 03/03/2020
» Irish music takes centre stage in this edition of the column. Long-time Bangkok resident Prof Mick Moloney featured in a previous column on the Sunday music programme at the Mercy Center in Klong Toey, Bangkok. It was a fun trip, but I didn't have the chance to see Mick play his beloved tenor banjo and sing some Irish songs.
Raise your glass to Austrian Wine Week
Life, Published on 23/10/2019
» With the success of the first "Austrian Wine Week" last year, the second edition will arrive to please diners in Bangkok and also Chiang Mai from Nov 4-10.
Jungle music
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/10/2019
» In 2017, I wrote about the wonderfully infectious dance music of Amazonian Peru, known as "chicha" (also Peruvian cumbia). Chicha is a funky version of cumbia, a style of music that mixes African roots and folkloric traditions found in Colombia and Panama. The collection I reviewed at the time, Roots Of Chicha, is an essential addition to any music collection.
It's a transglobal affair
Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/09/2019
» The summer festival season in Europe, North America and Japan draws to a close this month as bands rest up from touring and take a break before the end-of-year festive season. Those bands that have put out summer releases hope that their albums reach the various charts and get decent airplay; others, meanwhile, have waited for the end of the season to release their new music, so we have a mixture of hot releases from the summer and new ones just released.
The funk gets funkier
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/08/2019
» Funky Lam Kitchen has a few new dishes and a new chef, and I am excited about both. The menu has been given a kick and a punch and boy, am I glad! Chef Vishnu "Bank" Bernard celebrates his half Thai-half Malaysian heritage and churns out bold, unpretentious funky dishes and isn't shy with the flavours.