Twenty-five years ago I joined a team from the Japan Foundation on a tour of Isan to meet and talk to molam artists, as part of a project on Lao music in the region. We met up with the then-president ...

The late National Artist Bunpheng Faiphiuchai featured on Google Doodle last week, as the search engine celebrated what would have been her 89th birthday on Sept 22. She was one of the most ...

TAT presented Molam World with Amazing Thailand at the tenth edition of the Wonderfruit Festival which culminates today, 15th ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) showcased the cultural charm of molam, a traditional folk music of northeastern ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is presenting Molam World with Amazing Thailand at Wonderfruit 2025, marking the ...

Thailand’s Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band has reinvented molam music, an often-dismissed traditional rural genre, and given it a new life world-wide. Photo: Paradise Bangkok Molam ...

Wonderfruit, Thailand’s annual celebration of culture, art, music and nature, celebrated its 10th edition with a five-day ...

Its lifespan is just a few hours. Yet, molam, a hand-drum, lives and leaves gloriously. Says PR Munnaiyyan, who’s been making the instrument ever since he can remember: “Traditionally, we play it at ...

Siwilai Tour series is back with The Celebration of Molam Sound Presented by Johnnie Walker, featuring two days of music by local talents and world class DJs. Expect to see live performances from Four ...

World Beat journeyed to Roi Et province last week to attend the funeral of Assoc Prof Jarernchai Chonpairot, who passed away on the July 5 aged 83. Ajarn Jarernchai, who was still on the faculty at ...

This month I’ve been pulling records out from my compilations shelf. It’s right at the bottom, so I rarely touch it of an evening. It’s been great to reacquaint myself with favourites (and now classic ...