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The importance of Phra Lak Phra Ram to Lao culture can be seen in how ubiquitous it is. It is a mainstay of dance and drama, song, painting, sculpture, religious texts, and manuscripts. It is also seen in the more common arts, such as classical morlam, folklore, and village dances. [14]
"Pheng Xat Lao" (Lao: ເພງຊາດລາວ [pʰeŋ saːt laːw], "Song of the Lao People") is the national anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It was written and composed in 1941 by Thongdy Sounthonevichit. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945.
Music varies widely across Laos, with the lam saravane style being most popular, while the city of Luang Prabang is known for a slow form called khaplam wai. An extremely popular form of Lao lam that developed in Thailand is called mor lam sing , and is faster and electrified.
In northern Laos, the regional folk music styles are referred to as ຂັບ, khap /kʰáp/, and signifies 'to sing' or a 'song'. The Lao-speaking people across the river in Isan call the music หมอลำ, mo lam, /mɔ̌ː lám/, which refers to both the singer and the musical style, while in Laos, the equivalent term ໝໍລຳ, molam ...
Phra Phrom (Thai: พระพรหม; from Sanskrit: Brahmā, ब्रह्मा) is the Thai representation of the Hindu creator god Brahma. In modern Thailand, Phra Phrom is often worshipped outside of Hindu contexts by regular Buddhists, and, like many other Hindu deities, has usually come to represent guardian spirits in Thai animist ...
The Mahābrahmā, or the Great Brahma, is mentioned in Digha Nikaya as the being who dwells in the upper heaven; a Buddhist student can join him for one kalpa (eon, Brahma-year in Buddhism) after successfully entering the first jhana in the form realm of Buddhist practice. [2] In many Buddhist Suttas/Sutras, Mahabrahma pays visit to the Buddha.
The Lao classical orchestra can be divided into two categories, Sep Nyai and Sep Noi (or Mahori).The Sep Nyai is similar to Piphat, and is ceremonial and formal music and includes: two sets of gongs (khong vông), a xylophone (), an oboe (pei or salai), two large kettle drums and two sets of cymbals (sing, similar to Thai ching).
Music of Laos; L. Lao pop; Lam luang; Lam ploen; Lam saravane; Lao music; M. Mor lam; P. Pheng Xat Lao; Pinphat This page was last edited on 22 April 2024, at 10:08 ...