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The earliest Thai rock combo groups played a combination of instrumental music and surf music influenced by The Ventures and The Shadows which was known locally as Wong shadow. The international popularity in the 1960’s with bands such as The Beatles , The Beach Boys , The Rolling Stones , The Doors , and musician Jimi Hendrix influenced the ...
Wong shadow or Shadow Music was a genre of Thai pop music in the early 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as Cliff Richard & the Shadows . [ 3 ]
T-Wind [3] (Thai Wind) is a term used to describe the phenomenon of Thai pop culture internationally. It is a term created in reference to the Korean Wave.In the 21st century, Thailand has been exporting many kinds of cultural products overseas, especially in Southeast Asia, [4] such as lakhon (television drama), movies and BL series from GMMTV – GDH and lukkwad-pop (Thai teen pop).
The music of Thailand includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern.. Traditional Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far afield – including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin), the chakhe (Indian origin), the klong chin (Chinese origin), and the klong khaek (Indonesian origin).
5 Thai pop bands of Thai teen music labels (Lukkwad–pop) 6 Thai pop bands that are franchises of a Japanese brand. 7 Thai artists who are members of Korean pop groups.
The Impossibles were among the first Thai pop bands to cover English-language songs and were the first Thai rock band to record an English-language album overseas, during a tour of Europe. In addition to rock and pop, the band's sound frequently crossed over into funk , R&B , country and folk and psychedelic folk.
Pumpuang Duangjan (Thai: พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์; RTGS: Phumphuang Duangchan), also known by the nickname Pueng (Thai: ผึ้ง; RTGS: Phueng; "Bee") (4 August 1961 – 13 June 1992), was a Thai megastar, [1] considered a symbol of Thai musical culture.
The genre also embodied influences such as Hollywood film music, American country music, Malay pop and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Enjoying popularity at the same time as Elvis Presley and The Beatles, Suraphol Sombatcharoen was sometimes called the "Thai Elvis". During the 1960s, there was no Thai performer who was better known than Sombatcharoen.