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Farewell to a maestro
Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/04/2024
» The world of molam has been in mourning since news emerged that Thailand's greatest phin player Thongsai Thap Thanon passed away on March 20 at his home in Warin Chamrap district, Ubon Ratchathani, at the age of 77. The phin is a two- or three-stringed Isan Lao lute that is part of the trinity of molam instruments, along with the iconic khaen (free reed bamboo mouth organ) and the sor (fiddle).
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Five films to celebrate love in all its forms
Life, Published on 20/03/2024
» Everyone has until Sunday to watch five new films about LGBTI stories from "Five Films For Freedom", the world's widest-reaching LGBTI digital campaign.
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Latest Thai-Korean collabs making waves
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/03/2024
» Two international collaboration projects are making a buzz. First, NuNew, a Thai entertainer, and Paul Kim, a Korean singer, collaborated on the single Blooming Just For You. Second, Wuju Bakery, a Boys Love TV drama, starring Jeff Satur and Barcode Tinnasit is a collaboration between Thailand and South Korea.
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Rising R&B stars from California to perform at Central Ladprao
Life, Published on 06/02/2024
» Five rising R&B stars from California will be in town to fill the air with their soulful love songs during "The Modern Nostalgia Tour: Live In Bangkok" at the BCC Hall of Central Ladprao, Phahon Yothin Road, on Feb 20 at 8pm.
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A year of K-pop
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/12/2023
» One of the biggest K-pop stories in December has been the enlistment of the remaining four members of BTS for mandatory military service. On Dec 11, RM, the leader of BTS, and V, the vocalist, began their enlistment. The following day, two other vocalists, Jimin and Jungkook, entered training camps in Yeoncheon together. As the world's biggest boy band goes on hiatus, it will be interesting to see which rival claims the top spot in the absence of BTS.
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A joyous sound
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/11/2023
» In 2001, the legendary US Gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama released an album on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label. It was a hugely popular album which garnered the band a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. It included their version of Tom Wait's song Way Down In The Hole, which was the theme song for the TV miniseries The Wire. Their version is better than Waits' in my view.
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The complex legacy of Lost In Translation two decades on
Life, Published on 18/09/2023
» It has been 20 years since an ageing Bill Murray and a young Scarlett Johansson introduced Tokyo to a generation in Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation.
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Chiang Mai shines in 8k movie
Life, Published on 09/08/2023
» Thailand's first 8K documentary The Hues Of Faith is currently available on YouTube to promote local culture and sustainable tourism with world-class digital projection and display innovation.
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Charlie Puth tickets go on sale this weekend
Life, Published on 26/07/2023
» Global music icon Charlie Puth will make a comeback to the Kingdom with a one-and-only gig, so Thai fans should make sure to get tickets which will be available for public sale starting Saturday.
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Finding beauty in the everyday
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 04/07/2023
» The 12th White Elephant Art Award focuses on realistic and figurative art which refers to art that depicts everyday objects, figures or subjects in a realistic or true-to-life way. After The White Elephant Art Award announced a theme of "Cherish The World", two artists -- Jarun Pan-onta and Surapun Kwansaensuk -- drew inspiration from nature to create paintings. As a result, Jarun won the White Elephant Prize while Surapun won a special prize called the Khunying Wanna Sirivadhanabhakdi Award, created for the first time.
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