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Encyclopedia > Lam luang

Lam Luang is a musical genre developed in recent centuries in Laos. Inspired by Thai music, it combines with singing and story-telling, improvisation, action and dance. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Thailand retains cultural connections with the two great centers of Asian civilizations, India and China. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... “Storytelling is humanity’s oldest form of literacy. ... Philosophically, improvisation often focuses on bringing ones personal awareness into the moment, and on developing a profound understanding for the action one is doing. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ...


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Lam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (156 words)
Lam and its various forms has several meanings.
Mor lam, an ancient Lao form of song in Laos
Lam is a common Cantonese (Hong Kong) surname.
Music of Laos - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (369 words)
Ensembles typically include two singers (mor lam, the same term referring to the genre of music) - one male and one female -, a khaen player (mor khaen), and other instruments including fiddles, flutes and bells.
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.
In the 1960s, Thai lam nu and lam ploen contributed to the development of lam luang, which is a form of loose song and dance, often with narrative lyrics.
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