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Kurdish artist tops World Music Chart
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/05/2024
» The top spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2024 is held by Turkish-born Kurdish singer, composer and instrumentalist Aynur Dogan. She infuses Kurdish folk music with mainly Western music, and has collaborated Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble among others.
A taste of art
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 25/04/2024
» We were told from the beginning to not think of Street Food Theatre as performing art, but rather an "experience". We were also informed of the belief of the project's creator that art can take place everywhere.
Songkran Music Festival returns bigger and better
Life, Published on 01/04/2024
» "Siam Songkran Music Festival" will return bigger and better, featuring world-famous DJs and Asian music phenomena in a four-day extravaganza at RCA Central Park, Huai Khwang, from April 12-15.
Musical dissent
Life, John Clewley, Published on 26/03/2024
» Award-winning singer Kiran Ahluwalia was nearly lost to music fans 20 years ago. The Indian-born Canadian musician had completed an MBA and was all set to move forward with a career in finance, but she had misgivings about working with leveraged buyouts and her heart was not in it.
Another year of RBSO memories at Lumpini
Life, Published on 19/03/2024
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) performed the grand finale of Season 31 of "Concert In The Park" earlier this month. The season began in December last year at the Thai Royal Horse Guard, Sanam Pao, and continued at the Sala Bhirombhakdi in Lumpini Park in January. Each Sunday, audiences filled the grass, bringing food to share, mats and chairs, to enjoy music conducted by Dr Vanich Potavanich and Dr Nora-ath Chanklum, including Western pop culture, musicals, familiar Thai songs and classical music.
Celebrate the spirit of Francophonie this weekend
Life, Published on 04/03/2024
» Interested members of the public are invited to witness the final round of "Francophonie Singing Contest", which will take place in the auditorium of Alliance Francaise, Witthayu Road, on Saturday starting at 4pm.
Shining a light on life, Singapore-style
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/01/2024
» After nightfall, travellers and local residents will be able to gather at the National Gallery Singapore and immerse themselves in vibrant visual art scenes as Light To Night Singapore makes a comeback for its eighth edition on Feb 8.
Getting soft power right
Life, Published on 08/01/2024
» After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.
The power of words
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/11/2023
» Following the success of the first event in 2019, Neilson Hays Library invites fans of literature or bookworms to the 2023 instalment of Bangkok Literature Festival, a celebration of books and ideas in the heart of Thailand's capital.
The afterlife of Mitr Chaibancha
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/10/2023
» In an abrupt moment of life's brutal script, Mitr Chaibancha fell to his death from a helicopter ladder on Oct 8, 1970. He was filming Insee Thong (Golden Eagle), playing an anti-communist masked hero, when he slipped from the rung and plunged to the ground in Pattaya. That same evening, his body was transported to Wat Kae Nang Loeng. Thousands of people, unable to believe that Thailand's most famous actor was really, tragically dead, amassed impromptu at the temple and demanded that his corpse be raised from the coffin and shown to the public.