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| name = Wong shadow
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|color=black
| etymology =
|name=Wong shadow
| other_names =
|stylistic_origins= American [[Rhythm and Blues]]<br> Early [[rock'n'roll]]<br>[[Surf rock]] <br>[[beat music|beat groups]]<br>[[Exotica]]<br>Hollywood [[film scores]]<br>[[Country and Western]]<br>[[garage rock]]<br>[[rockabilly]]<Br>traditional Thai music
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|cultural_origins=1960s [[Thailand]]
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|instruments= [[Drum kit|drums]], [[bass guitar]], [[drum machine]], [[synthesizer]], [[electric guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
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|popularity= Early 1960s through present
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|American [[rhythm and blues]]|Early [[rock'n'roll]]|[[Surf rock]]|[[beat music]]|[[exotica]]|Hollywood [[film scores]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[garage rock]]|[[rockabilly]]|[[traditional Thai music]]}}
|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]]
|subgenrelist=[[Dance music]]
| instruments =
|subgenres=
| derivatives =
|other_topics=[[Thai rock]] - [[Thai hip hop]]- Wong shadow - [[pleng phua cheewit]] (songs for life)
| subgenres =
| subgenrelist =
| fusiongenres =
| regional_scenes =
| local_scenes =
| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Thai rock]]|[[Thai hip hop]]|[[pleng phua cheewit]]}}
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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 |page=1100 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9BrfLWdeISoC&pg=PA1100&lpg=PA1100&dq=wong+shadow+music&source=bl&ots=zZQK3VfBId&sig=sy_qP9Ae_qeiTZR_zszuWKMbJK4&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=wong%20shadow%20music&f=false |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 [[British]] and [[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''' 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.


[[Category:Thai popular music]]
[[Category:Rock music genres]]
[[Category:Pop music genres]]
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Phleng Thai sakol]]
*[[Phleng Thai sakol]]
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Thai popular music]]
[[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.