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Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Laos. The Lao People's Democratic Republic is the modern state derived from the final Kingdom of Laos.The political source of Lao history and cultural identity is the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, which during its apogee emerged as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia.
King Sisavang Vong was the founder of the modern family, consisting of a number of persons in the Lao royal dynasty of the Khun Lo, who are related to the king of Laos, who are entitled to royal titles, and some of whom performed various official engagements on behalf of the royal family and ceremonial duties of state when the kingdom existed ...
Pheng Xat Lao" was one of them, having been composed by Thongdy Sounthonevichit in 1941 [4] with lyrics written by Maha Phoumi under the name "Lao Hak Xat" (the patriotic Laos). [5] It was chosen as the national anthem in 1945, [1] when the king was forced by
Laos takes most of its traditional literature from sixteenth and seventeenth century Lan Xang. The most notable genre is the epic poetry of which several masterpieces have survived despite Laos’ tropical climate and history of conflict and warfare. The Sin Xay follows the mythological tale of a king and his kidnapped sister by the Lord of the ...
Laos portal; Music portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. + Laotian male singers (1 P) Laotian women singers (2 P)
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.
Her father, Bounthavisay Bounxouei, was a music teacher who specialized in music pedagogy and her mother Jordana Bounxouei, who specialized in piano. She comes from a musical family: her grandfather was a famous songwriter in Laos. Her family moved to Laos in 1988, where she was raised. She holds a PhD in Media Design from Keio University.
Laos (/ ˈ l ɑː oʊ s / ⓘ, / ˈ l aʊ s /, / ˈ l ɑː ɒ s /, or / ˈ l eɪ ɒ s /; Lao: ລາວ, Lao pronunciation:, Lāo), or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to ...