Mor lam sing (Thai/Isan หมอลำซิ่ง)is a fast-paced, racy, modernized version of the traditional Lao/Isan song form mor lam. Sing comes from the English word "racing" (a reference to the music's origin among Isan's biker fraternity). A lead singer is accompanied by the khaen, a bamboo mouth organ, Western drums and electric keyboards and bass.
The songs are generally about disappointment in love or the hardships of life away from the Northeast of Thailand. Sexual innuendo is prominent, and feature young, fancifully dressed female dancers, called "hang khreuang".
Among the most popular mor lam sing artists are the groups Rock Salaeng and Rock Sadert.
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Media:123laentambao.ogg - Audio sample (Ogg format) from 1.2.3. Laen Tam Bao by Rock Sadert.
Traditionally, morlam was extemporaneous singing of gaun-type poetic verse accompanied by the khene, a free reed mouth organ; but the modern form is most often composed and uses electrified instruments.
Morlam songs are most often in the Lao or Isan language, or in a mix of Isan and Thai.
Christy Gibson (or Kitty) is a Dutch singer of morlam and luk tung prayuk.
Morlam (Thai/Isan หมอลำ) is an ancient Lao song form of Laos and Isan (Northeastern Thailand).
Traditionally morlam was extemporaneous singing accompanied by the khene, a free reed mouth organ, but the modern form is most often composed and uses electrified instrumentss.
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