Category: Thai Music

When 16-year-old Thai guitarist Nene Royal walked onto the America’s Got Talent stage in the summer of 2026, she gave millions of viewers outside Thailand a glimpse of something Thailand already knew: the country produces musicians of extraordinary skill and stage presence. Nene — whose real name is Rattikarn Amloy — had already built a […]

Thai-English Karaoke Songs for Foreigners and Thais I wrote my Thai-English songs with two questions in mind: Could Thais enjoy singing them even if they had limited English skills? And could foreigners sing them even if they didn’t know Thai? Admiring a song and feeling able to join in are two different things. Plenty of […]

The khaen (แคน) is a musical instrument that plays an important role in the cultural landscape of Northeastern Thailand. The khaen is the signature wind instrument of Mor Lam: the traditional music genre of the Northeastern Thai (Isaan) people. It’s importance is so significant that villages throughout Thailand are named after the khaen, with the […]

Thai music has a rich and diverse history that is closely tied to the cultural and religious traditions of the country. It can be traced back to the early civilizations that lived in the region, including the Khmer Empire and Sukhothai Kingdom, which both had a significant impact on Thai music and dance. During the […]