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    Seventeen sells out concert in Bangkok

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/10/2023

    » Here's the latest K-pop news. Seventeen sold out a stadium in Thailand and BTS's Jungkook will let fans watch his debut solo concert free of charge.

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    Lift up your voice

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/10/2023

    » South Africa has a long tradition of harmony singing, stretching back to Soloman Linda's famous 1933 song Mbube, which created a genre of its own to isicathamiya folk singing that led to one of the country's most potent popular genres, mbaqanga and on to gospel choirs.

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    Indie sensation Joan to perform on Wednesday

    Life, Published on 11/09/2023

    » Joan, an American indie pop duo who impressed Thai fans with romantic songs and sparked 90s nostalgia at the Very Festival in Bangkok for two years, will give their first full-scale concert at Lido Connect, Rama I Road, on Wednesday at 8pm.

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    When East meets West

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 17/01/2023

    » In 2017, the Japanese band Minyo Crusaders released their debut album, Echoes Of Japan (P-Vine, Japan), to great acclaim. The band's reworking and updating of Japanese folk music, or minyo, on a rhythmic bed of Caribbean, Latin and Afrobeat was truly inspired, and perhaps pointed the way for other fusion bands in East and Southeast Asia. The aim was to revive minyo as "music for the people", as quoted by World Music Central.

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    Can't wait for the encore

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2022

    » In 2022 the entertainment industries inched closer to pre-pandemic levels. It has also been quite an eventful year for live music, especially in Thailand, where concerts, festivals and parades of amazing international acts were marching back to the country. As the New Year is here, let's take a look back at some of the highs and lows of music happenings in the world this year, and see what are some of the interesting shows we should look forward to in 2023.

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    Johnny Stimson to perform at Lido Connect

    Life, Published on 23/11/2022

    » American singer-songwriter Johnny Stimson will be in town for his first gig in Bangkok at Lido Connect Hall 3, Rama I Road, on Dec 9 at 8pm.

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    New kids on the block

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/04/2022

    » Girl group Wish Me is unique in many ways. First, unlike many all-girl bands that have a lot of members, Wish Me only has four — Wachariya 'Sprite' Jarupungomon, Minyada 'Fahsai' Boonsup, Thanaporn 'Puyfai' Suriyakham and Wachiraya 'Baifern' Gaeovong.

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    Top of the (T)-Pops

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 18/03/2022

    » Taking most of the limelight in the Asian music industry is the K-Pop wave or Korea pop music. The genre has successfully connected people who are poles apart in origins while also shedding light on non-Western music and pop culture. Thai pop music, in particular, has flown under the radar for quite some time, with only a few names appearing on and off on global stages. However, with the power of social media, T-pop has become a rising tide during the last couple of years. Guru presents a quick look at up-and-coming Thai pop artists along with quick interviews with them.

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    Tracing the roots of zouk

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/12/2020

    » In 1983, Kassav', a band from the Antilles in the Caribbean, released Zouk La Se Sel Medikamen Non Ni (Zouk Is The Only Medicine We Have). It became the first Antillean record to sell 100,000 copies. Kassav' went on to top the French pop charts with a string of gold albums, drew bigger crowds at their concerts than Prince and put Antillean music firmly on the international musical map.

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    Step into a dystopian world

    Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 14/08/2020

    » Though Peeralada Sukawat, best known as Pyra, made her debut in 2016, she found international recognition when her track White Lotus was released in 2018. The soulful electro-pop/R&B singer recently released two new singles, Plastic World and Dystopia, which were produced in Los Angeles with Grammy-nominated producer Sean Hamilton. Guru spoke to Pyra, who recently signed with Warner Music Thailand, about what influences her work and the messages she hopes to convey in her latest singles.

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