Thai pop 101

This article starts by comparing Thai pop music to British pop music back in the 80's," has a great beat, fun lyrics and cute young Thai singers singing it" Thai pop is modern form of music where western and Thai music become one. Western music came into the scene back around the end of the 1800's, when the west started doing business with Thailand. Thai popular music isThailand's most loved type of music, it's similar to western music, now more than ever. Thai pop comes in many forms and styles. There are four main Thai pop genres, pleng lukgrung, pleng lukthung, pleng string and pleng puea chiwit. The article mostly talks about Pleng String , which is young urban music and their artists. It talks about a few Thai pop singers and which ones you should listen to if you interested in Thai Pop. Also, the article gives you a little background info about each of the artists named , like Tata Young. She's Thailand's most famous female singer, half Thai and half American, her career started when she was just 15.


I believe this article would be helpful for anyone who is interested in Thai Pop music but doesn't really know where to start. The article talks about some of Thailand's best singers, and a little about their music. It also gives you some of their best work. 


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1715757/best_thai_pop_music_singers_and_bands_pg2.html?cat=16