Its prevalent religion, _, is central modern Thai identity.

Thai Music nevertheless s remained distinct and unique from

the music of its Asian neighbors. It is sumed to be _ years old. The first evidence of

Thai music was found during reign of the Ayuthaya kingdoms.

Here are the Characteristics of Thai Music. ( You can choose 2 or more answers)

invented in the early 1950s that reflects daily trials and

tribulations of rural Thais.

-a swift and traditional dance music

distinctively a Laotinn genre characterized by rapid-fire, rhythmic vocals, and

funk-feel percussion. It focuses on the daily life of the rural pour

nationalistic Thai songs. In the 1980s Phleng phuea

chiwit was influenced by rock music such as Hammer, Pongsit Kamphee, Pongthep

Kradonchamnan and Carabao.

Western rock patterned after the music of Cliff

Thai music that blends traditional elements with the use of Western

notation and instruments.

Khaen- most important folk instrument of North Thailand. It consists of a series of bamboo pipes

in two rows fitted into a wooden holder.

Jakhae or jakhe plucked zither made of wood in a stylized crocodile shape, It is

approximately 20 cm high and 140 cm long. It has raised frets made of bamboo, affixed

to the fretboard with wax or glue.

Taphon - a barrel-shaped drum with two heads played by both hands. It is often used to

accompany performances in Thai shrines meant to entertain the resident god. It is

considered a sacred instrument in Thai culture and is generally kept in a higher place than

the other instruments.

Ranat Thum low pitched wooden xylophone with 18 wooden keys stretched over a boat-

shaped trough resonator

accompanies solo and choral singing together with string. percussion, and wind

instruments. It is a small ensemble composed of women that play in the courts of both Central

Thai and Cambodia

It is performed during popular village affairs, using combined strings and wind instruments. This

ensemble is used for instrumental indoor performances and used to accompany the Thai hoon

grab (stick puppet theatre).

is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which features wind and

percussion instruments. Thai theatrical and dance forms including khon (masked dance drama),

lakhon (classical dance), and shadow puppet theatre.

depicting humans or animals

are rare because Islam norms forbid animal images as decoration. However, the butterfly theme

is ab exception. Malaysian batik also famous its geometrical designs such as spirals.

Batik painting is defined as batik drawing with the implementation of the batik process. It is the

adoption of the traditional and ancient craft of dyeing pattern on cloth to meet the needs of the

creative talent of modern Malaysian artists.

is one of the traditional kite games of the Malays for hundreds of years ago. It contains

elements of authentic Malay culture as seen in the form of patterns and designs available on the

way.

a widely known traditional kite popular in the state of Kedah called the budi

leaf. Its tail is similar to the leaf and the word jala refers to the structure of the wau's tail.

derives its name from the sounds made by the wau's busur or strings that

resemble the sounds made by a cat. It originated in Kelantan in the late 1960s.

Traditional Malaysian art is mainly centered on the crafts of ...

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