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|stylistic_origins= American [[Rhythm and Blues]]<br>[[Surf rock]]<br>[[Exotica]]<br>Hollywood [[film scores]]<br>[[Country and Western]]<br>[[garage rock]]<br>[[rockabilly]]
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|cultural_origins=1960's [[Thailand]]
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|instruments= [[Drums]], [[bass guitar]], [[drum machine]], [[synthesizer]], [[electric guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[vocals]]
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|popularity= Early 1960's through present
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|derivatives= Broad term for all popular music based on American R&B etc, though some British and American [[psychedelic rock]] acts drew on indigenous musical forms as well as rock'n'roll.
| cultural_origins = 1960s, [[Thailand]]
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|other_topics=[[Thai rock]] - [[Thai hip hop]]- [[String (Thai pop)]] - [[pleng phua cheewit]] (songs for life)
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'''Wong shadow''' or '''Shadow Music''' was a genre of [[Thailand|Thai]] [[pop music]] in the early 1960s.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |title=Khruangbin - "Evan Finds the Third Room" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/khruangbin-evan-finds-the-third-room/ |website=[[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Jonathan H. X. Lee & Kathleen M. Nadeau |title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife, Volume 1 |year=2011 |page=1100 |isbn=9780313350665 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BrfLWdeISoC&q=wong+shadow+music&pg=PA1100 |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by [[Western world|Western]] groups such as [[Cliff Richard & the Shadows]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shadow Music of Thailand - Review |url=http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7923&Itemid=1 |website=Brainwashed |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> Its origins lie in [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[United States of America|American]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[surf rock]] artists like [[The Ventures]], [[Dick Dale]], [[Exotica]], [[rockabilly]] and [[country and western]] brought over by soldiers serving in [[Vietnam]] in the late 1950s and early 1960s when on [[R&R (military)|R&R]]. It also drew heavily on [[British invasion]] [[rock'n'roll]], [[garage rock]] and Hollywood film soundtracks as well.


Wong shadow is also a broad term for all popular music based on American R&B etc, though some British and American [[psychedelic rock]] acts drew on indigenous musical forms as well as rock'n'roll.
'''Wong shadow''' was a genre of [[Thailand|Thai]] [[pop music]] current in the early [[1960s]]. It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as [[Cliff Richard & the Shadows]].


==See also==
==List of wong shadow artists==
*[[Phleng Thai sakol]]
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*[[Music of Thailand]]
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*[[Thai contemporary art]]
*Cat
*[[Culture of Thailand]]
*Chai Muansing
*Chantana
*Der Dong Dang
*Erawan Band
*Flash
*Jackatchan
*Jiraphand Ong-Ard
*Johnny's Guitar
*Kabuan Moogd
*Law & The Sandy
*[[Louise Kennedy]]
*[[Oriental Funk]]
*Paiboon
*Pairote
*Panatda
*Payom Moogda
*The Reasons
*Royal Sprites
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*Sakarin Boonpit
*Silver Sand
*[[Sodsai]] Chaengkij
*The Son Of P.M.
*Starlights
*Suda Chuenbarn
*Supaphorn
*Surapon (The Fox)
*T. Zchien & The Johnny
*Traces
*Tuangchai Boonparaksa
*Vichan Maneechot
*The Viking Band
*Vimarn Naeramit
*Viparat Piengsuwan
*Waipot Petsuwan
{{col-end}}


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Songs by wong shadow artists can be found on the ''Thai Beat A Go-Go'' compilation albums by Subliminal Sounds/Finetunes.

**{{allmusicguide | id = 10:fmez97bfkrht | label = Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 1}}
[[Category:Thai popular music]]
**{{allmusicguide | id = 10:50q4g4kxtvoz | label = Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 2}}
[[Category:Rock music genres]]
**{{allmusicguide | id = 10:3hq5g4jxtv6z | label = Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 3}}
[[Category:Pop music genres]]




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[[Category:rock music genres]]
[[Category:pop music genres]]
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 25 May 2022

Wong shadow or Shadow Music was a genre of Thai pop music in the early 1960s.[1][2] It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as Cliff Richard & the Shadows.[3] Its origins lie in British and American R&B, surf rock artists like The Ventures, Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought over by soldiers serving in Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s when on R&R. It also drew heavily on British invasion rock'n'roll, garage rock and Hollywood film soundtracks as well.

Wong shadow is also a broad term for all popular music based on American R&B etc, though some British and American psychedelic rock acts drew on indigenous musical forms as well as rock'n'roll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Khruangbin - "Evan Finds the Third Room"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jonathan H. X. Lee & Kathleen M. Nadeau (2011). Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife, Volume 1. p. 1100. ISBN 9780313350665. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Shadow Music of Thailand - Review". Brainwashed. Retrieved 13 February 2020.