The passing of Yodrak Salakjai - August 15, 2008
Chang Liu writes: So I noticed there's not much information on
2bangkok.com about popular Thai culture, yet this past week was a
momentous one in the life of the average Thai, more specifically the
working-class Thai, who as you know loves the melancholic charm of
"look-toong" (Thai country music, for want of a better term). This
momentous event, which doesn't seem to have been mentioned much in
other English-language Thai media, is the passing away of Yodrak
Salakjai, perhaps the greatest star of
look-toong music, on August 9, of cancer. The headline means:
"Look-toong world saddened by Yodrak's passing away".
The
article's a bit long, but there are interesting photos at the very end. Also here.
The passing of Yodrak Salakjai
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