Castle Classics Thai Traditional & Classical Music

Anon: The Nang Hong Suite. Siamese Funeral Music - Fong Naam

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - NI5332

Although Thai classical music can be traced back to the Sukhothai period (1250-1350) and the longer ensuing Ayuthaya period (1350-1767) the golden age of surviving pieces is the last 200 years. The Thai people migrated from southern China in the thirteenth century, but absorbed many Indian influences from the Khmers, whom they conquered by the fifteenth century. They also embraced Buddhism, which today remains the religion of the vast majority of Thais. Thai music is a unique blend of Chinese, Indian, Burmese, Cambodian, Javanese and other influences. The prevalence of percussion-based orchestras, heterophonic layering of parts, equidistant and pentatonic tuning systems shows many affinities with the Gamelan music of Java and Bali, as with the music of Burma and Cambodia.
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Various: ‘The Sleeping Angel’ - Thai Classical Music performed by Fong Naam - Fong Naam

Label - Nimbus

Cat. No. - NI5319

"Fong Naam is remarkable in every way. It boasts the very finest Thai musicians, it is the custodian of some of the rarest old pieces, and it is at the forefront of modern composition, both in traditional and experimental styles" - Neil Sorrell
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