This journal article is about a man named Terry Miller who recorded two sides of Northeast Thai, also known as Lao, music. Half of his record is about the instrumental music, while the other half is dedicated to the vocal. The article talks about many Thai instruments, such as the pin, kaw-law, and saw-bip. But it mostly talks about the Khaen, which is a bamboo mouth organ. It can be played by itself or with vocals or other instruments, it is the most dominant part in Lao music. The vocal part of his record is dedicated to mostly lum glawn, which is basically sung poetry.
This article is great for info about the traditional/historical part of Music of Northeast Thailand. It talks about various traditional instruments, as well as the various ways that sung poetry is performed. It's great for anyone who wants to know a bit more about the traditional part of Thailand.
Thailand: Lao Music of the Northeast by Terry E. Miller
Ethnomusicology , Vol. 27, No. 2 (May, 1983), pp. 398-400
Published by: University of Illinois Press on behalf of Society for Ethnomusicology
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/851103
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