News Thailand Music: Behind Thailand’s Ambitious Big Mountain Music Festival
The Big Mountain Music Festival (BMMF), held at the Khao Yai Bonanza Racetrack about 2 hours northeast of Bangkok, has grown into the largest music festival in Southeast Asia. The fifth edition… By ...
News Thailand Music: Thailand to host two major music events after Taylor Swift miss
After missing out on Taylor Swift’s world tour, Thailand has sealed deals to host Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland music festivals as it pushes event-driven tourism to propel Southeast Asia’s ...
News Thailand Music: Sustainable music festivals: the plastic-free, carbon neutral events making a big difference
Arts and music festivals can be terrible for the environment, from the waste they create to the energy required to host them. But some events are doing all they can to promote a positive message and reduce their impact.
News Thailand Music: A global meeting for music buffs
The 45th International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) was held at Chulalongkorn University earlier this month. The premier global meeting for ethnomusicologists was held in Southeast Asia for the first time in its history. As the secretary-general of the ICTM Prof Ursuka Hemetek said: "This is a special occasion for us to be in Southeast Asia for the first time."
News Thailand Music: Baby elephant at heart of viral social media rescue campaign dies under care of Thailand zoo
PHUKET, Thailand - A baby elephant at the Phuket Zoo in Thailand ... Jumbo was expected to “rave” to loud music, play musical instruments and perform tricks. When Moving Animals, an animal rights ...
News Thailand Music: Thailand's Jazz plays sweet music to share second at PGA
Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond was in misery after two rainy practice days at the PGA Championship, only to have the skies clear and make his dreams come true. The 23-year-old from Bangkok fired a ...
News Thailand Music: Thailand's Jazz makes music with 68 at PGA Championship
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Jazz man from Thailand made some music at the PGA Championship on Friday, and it was really good. So remember this name: Jazz Janewattananond. He is a 23-year-old playing in ...
News Thailand Music: Thai exiles in fear after murders and disappearances
And then in February, three more Laos-based activists who were critics of Thailand’s ruling junta vanished, last heard from in Vietnam. The disappearances have struck fear into the band, whose music ...
