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Contents summary: 87-23.1 - Thai music from Radio of Thailand); 87-23.2 - Thai ensembles and songs (tape produced by Dr. Poonpit); 87-23.3 - Pipat Nang Hong ensemble (sung by Mr. Somchai Tubporn); 87-23.4 - Drums of Thailand (dub of commercial recording); brass band played by Thai songs; 87-23.5 - (vct) - Traditional Thai music: classical; 87-23.6 - (vct) - The arts of wind instruments.

Contents descriptions by A. Poonpit with parenthetical comments added by Laurel Sercombe:

87-23.1 - Thai Music - From Radio of Thailand (dubbed May 1987); Cassette side A - Segment #1 - Lom Pud Chai Kow; Segment #2 - The Chinese Mood in Thai Music (performance of Thai song from Chinese story - Chinese Fan Dance); Segment #3 - Yee Hem; Cassette side B - Segment #1 - Kamen Sai Yoke (dance band version, chamber orchestra version, soupy pop vocal version); Segment #2 - Duang Dern (4 versions, traditional & popular styles) (Side A - 29:30; Side B - 31:31; total - 1:01:01)

87-23.2 - Thai Ensemble and Songs - tape produced by A. Poonpit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Cassette side A - Thai Classical Ensemble: Pipat Mai Nuam, Pipat Mai Keng, Pipat Mon, Thai Stringed Ensemble, Thai String with Organ and Piano; Cassette side B - Old Thai Songs played by Orchestra; Old Thai songs played by Western Musical Group; The sound of Thai Instruments (Side A - 46:53; Side B - 43:40; total - 1:30:33)

87-23.3 - Pipat Nang Hong Ensemble - sung by Mr. Somchai Tubporn (both voices); the music is great and the singing is excellent - it is a kind of series of songs called Ok Pa Sa (music both sides of the cassette) (may be copy of a commercial cassette - photocopy of photo (of Somchai Tubporn?) has been inserted with typed tape noted) (Side A - 30:27; Side B - 29:19; total - 59:46)

87-23.4 - Cassette side A - Drums of Thailand (dub of commercial recording); Cassette side B - Brass Band played Thai Songs (title from typed list in cassette box) (Side A - 31:33; Side B - 31:01; total - 1:02:34)

87-23.5 (Videocassette) - Traditional Thai Music - Classical; spoken commentary in Thai; VHS, color (quality of copy poor); dub made 5/87 (by Dr. Poonpit?); recorded January 1987; Headers - Center of SE Asian Cultures, Mahidol University, Thailand - 1) The Arts of "Ranad Ek" (Artists - Bussakorn Samrongthong, Boochoy Sowat; Dr. Poonpit Amatyakul, director; Speaking, demonstration on instruments (by young women)); 2) The Arts of "Krub Se-Pa" (Dr. Poonpit Amatyakul, director); 3) The Arts of Pin Pia, Folk Instrument of North Thailand (Prasir Leawsiripongsa, Artist, College of Teacher, Chieng May, Thailand); 4) The Arts of Thai String Instruments (String Artists: Pakorn Rodchangpeon, Teera Pumanee; Vocalist: Banjong Suksawadi; Dr. Poonpit Amatyakul, director); Produced by Audio-Visual Section, ATC/PHC Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand, 1987, Poonpit Amatyakul M.D., Director.

87-23.6 (Videocassette) - Dubbed from PAL, poor quality in places; Center of South East Asian Cultures, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand; The Arts of Wind Instruments (Part 1, The Kluye); Artists: Boochuay Sowat, Rangsee Kasemsook; Segment #1 - Kluye Ou or Low pitch pipe; Pleng: Sariga Chon Duean; Segment #2 - Kluye Peang or Medium pitch wind pipe); Pleng: Nok Kamin Sam Chan; Artists: Rangsee Kasemsook, Wittaya Nujoy, Dusadee Meepom; Segment #3 - Kluye Hlib or high pitch windpipe); Pleng: Nok Kamin Sam Chan; Artists: Boochuay Sowat, Wittaya Nujoy, Dusadee Meepom; Segment #4 - String Ensemble - (Krung Sai Pee Chawa); Pleng: Lom Pat Chai Kao; Yomdoy Peng Pongsa vocalist; Segment #5 - The Wind Instruments, Part 2, Pee Nork, Pee Klang, Pee Nai, Pee Chawa & Pee Mon; Artist: Boochuay Sowat and friends; Segment #6 - (No header - VCT label indicates "Thai Northern Folk Music and Dances"); footage from public performance - several dance groups; abrupt transition to lecture-demo; "thank-yous" by woman; abrupt transition to Poonpit sitting, talking (in Thai) with elderly man, then with young man from above lecture-demo fame, then with a third guy - maybe a panel discussion?); during this whole segment sound level is very low; eventually picture goes bad, cuts in and out, then goes out just before end of VCT.

Documentation: 14 - 5 X 6" color photos of Thai instruments