Lao Voices

Lao new year has started and it is some time for early spring cleaning. Our sister site,Laomusic.la, has been totally revamped and is ready for its continuous bright future.
We hope you like the new look & feel and invite you to pay a visit to see the latest Lao Music when it has been released. [...]

Way Back Home by Bob Crosby
The roads are the dustiest, the winds are the gustiest
The gates are the rustiest, the pies are the crustiest
The songs the lustiest, the friends the trustiest
Way back home
(Back home)

I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire by The Ink Spots
I don’t want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart
In my heart I have but one desire
And that one is you
No other will do
I’ve lost all ambition for worldly acclaim
I just want to be the [...]

Chantala Kommanivanh is a painter and musician of Lao descent. He was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and now builds a new existence in in the US. He expresses his views of being a refugee in America through  his artwork using mixed media and photo references. In his painting “Refugee Daddy” Chantalism, e.g., [...]

Updated on 7/6/2008, post of concert: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part I Jonny Olsen and Anna-Anhly Vorarath
It appears that it is going to be a morlam summer festival during the week of July 4th at Wat Lao Buddhavong of Catlett, VA; this will be a treat for those who love Morlam.

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Plus [...]

This is a pretty song that I came across and would like to share, as for some of you might be familiar with this song,

Champa

Source.

Tum Dee Hai Paw Doo – 3Diff, Calyn, Fai, PuP, JNE, Arang

A very nice video of Lao students dancing to Lum Saravanh for their high school multicultural show.

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers around the world…
Thai song by Dan-D2B: ‘Kong Kwan Wan Mae’ (Mother’s day gift)

Part 9 and 10 of the coverage of Laos from The Today Show on MSNBC, Matt Matt Lauer: It may be hard to believe but not too long ago music and movie were either discouraged or banned in Laos. Now, the country is in the midst of pop culture revolution. Until 2003, performing modern music [...]

Music for the Against the Tide documentary, performed by the former Mor Lam, who are now fishermen living in Don Det island.

Here are two video clips of Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa, starring Alexandra Bounxouei, Cee Siwat, and Nam Rapeepat, posted at Laomusic.la. Enjoy the show por, mae, pee nong khon Lao.
Part 1

Ending credit from the first episode of Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa Thai lakorn, posted at Laomusic.la. There is a nice song by Alexandra Bounxouei for you to enjoy.

Fon Seurth by the Lao Classical Dance Troupe of Iowa.

Simply enjoying my day off here and collected a portfolio of cool songs for you. It is a variety of rock and techno and yes, a few raps are in there too. Rockers are Hoobastank, Il Nino, KMFDM, The Cardigans (not real rock but hey) and Nonpoint.
Techno is represented by September, Paul Oakenfold, Bass [...]