Lao Voices

Nike ACG pro kayaker Brad Ludden paddles a fall on the Mekong River deep in the jungle on the Laos & Cambodian borders. 7 years ago he walked away from arguably the toughest (and inaccessible) of rapids in the area. This time he’s back to tame it.

The introduction of Lao Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) at the 24th SEA Game and the handover of the SEA Game flag to the representative of Laos. The 25th SEA Game will be hosted by Lao PDR in 2009. Check out the fireworks display and the performances of Lao music (the sound of Khene), traditional dancing, [...]

Football stadium for the province of Champasak, located in Pakse city. The stadium can hold about 5,000 spectators.

The sights and sounds of Boat Racing Festival in Pakse 2007. From watching the clips I want to get up and dance. How do you know that I am not dancing at the moment? I do miss Laos and all the festivals a kid in me can enjoy.
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For the first time in the history of the ruling government since 1975 there was a parade with candle light procession to Wat Loung, with representatives (students, teachers, and elders) from all the villages in Pakse district. Many tourists (farangs) asked to join in the parade and were dancing to sound of khene. Including in [...]

The Boat Racing Festival in Pakse this year was bigger and better than the Vientiane Boat Racing Festival. Viewers on Lao Television all agreed about how grand and spectacular the grand finale at Pakse was compared to the event in Vientiane. Even though both cities had the same set up with vendors, selling food [...]

The Vientiane boat racing festival (Boun Suang Huer) took place on October 23rd to the 27th with the official competition on the last day. It was a lively event with thousands of spectators that came out to cheer on their favorite team.
Many vendors had set up stalls along the route of the boat races selling [...]

SEA Summer Games, Lao Family, Fresno, California.

A very rare occasion to see news about Lao football team on ESPN.

Boun Souang Heua is a part of Lao tradition for many generations, but most younger generations forget as to why we celebrate the festive event, and it might be that the event of Dragon Boat Racing is internationally recognized, well known to all, and has an interesting myth and legend that surround the history of [...]