| Phleng phuea chiwit | |
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| Stylistic origins | Early: Folk, Thai music[1] Later: Rock, Country, Folk, Hard rock, Luk thung, Reggae, Traditional music, Thai music |
| Cultural origins | Mid 1970s, Thailand[1] |
| Typical instruments | Vocal - Guitar - Bass - Drums sometimes - Keyboard - Harmonica - Percussion - Violin - Piano - Thai instruments - Traditional instrument |
| Mainstream popularity | bands like Caravan were commercially successful later widespread since then in Thailand. mostly merged into Luk thung |
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| History of Thailand in 1973 String - Luk thung |
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Phleng phuea chiwit (Thai: เพลงเพื่อชีวิต; lit. "Songs for Life") is a music genre first developed in thailand strongly influenced by elements of folk and rock music[1] with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. Phleng pheua chiwit typically incorporates elements of Western folk and rock, as well as Thai folk ballads, more rhythmic Thai styles such as samcha, molam and lukthung, and occasionally elements of Thai classical music as well. More recently, elements of reggae, ska and Latin music have found their way into the genre as well. As for the instrumentation, early phleng pheua chiwit was generally in a more folk style, with acoustic instruments, while later versions often more rock-style arrangements, with electric guitars, bass and drums. Many artists also use Thai instruments such as the phin, wut, khluay, and saw. and Inspired by Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and Neil Young
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The music scene in Thailand immediately before phleng phuea chiwit. formerly refers to meaning of the lyrics of people with a protest theme mainly centred around the hardship of working class people. phleng phuea chiwit was origins after events on October 14, 1973 was inspired for a new genre after the event. October 14, 1973 [1] the earliest phleng pheua chiwit band was called Caravan, and they were at the forefront of a movement for democracy. In 1976, police and right wing activists attacked students at Thammasat University; Caravan,[1] along with other bands and activists, fled for the rural hills. There, Caravan continued playing music for local farmers was beginning to use the Thai language vocal as well as the rise of protest Caravan first released albums included Khon Kap Khwai (1975) and Amerikan Antarai (1976) is album Inspired by folk music Inspired by Bob Dylan, and later called that phleng phuea chiwit[1]
In the 1980s, phleng pheua chiwit bands were influenced by rock music,[1] and hard rock. with thai music. Carabao[1] did achieve chart success in the 1980s. and became best-sellers in album Made In Thailand[1]
In the 1990s, Specific influences varied: Pongsit Kamphee, Maleehuana and Noo-Miter drew from style reggae,[1] ska,[1] latin music with molam[1] and lukthung[1] scene continued to evolve, gaining recognition and exhibiting a stronger influence on the music industry. and popular phleng pheua chiwit genre artists like Pongsit Kamphee[1][2]