EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (IT'S PARTY TIME, LET'S DANCE!) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Today, some pictures of Laotian and Esan people dancing on molam and other kinds of music...
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (LIFE ON THE MEKONG) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

The Mekong is the natural frontier between Esan and Laos. Nowadays, the Mekong is still  used for it's fishing resources, transportation and also for the trade of goods as an easy way for border crossing...R ead it on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (MUSIC: VARIOUS) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Early 1900's wax cylinder phonograph recording in Laos.
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (WORKING: VARIOUS) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (WORKING: TRANSPORTATION) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

An important local personality and his horse...
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (WORKING: RICE FARMING) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

In Esan and Laos the production of rice is one of the main farming occupation...
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SOMMUK MO LAM NOY (KHAP LAM PHUN MUANG LAO) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Today, we continue our little molam trip in Laos with another great tape from PK promotion...
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (WORKING: WEAVING) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Weaving used to be a  major activity in Laos and Esan, producing cotton and silk fabric used mostly by locals.
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (MUSIC: MO LAM AND MO KHAEN) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Molam takes an important place in everyday life in Laos and Esan, it's performed during religious ceremonies and festivals as well as entertainment and during every important events of the life...
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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (LIFE IN VILLAGES) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

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Laotian villagers and a mo khaen in central Siam...

EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (VILLAGES AND HOUSES) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Today, various kinds of traditional houses in rural areas. Not much to add as those pictures talk by themselves....

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EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY IN ESAN AND LAOS (INTRODUCTION) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

As this month we are in Laos, it's a great opportunity to share some early photos from Laos and Esan. During the next 3 weeks, I'll post around 150 photos from my personal archives...

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MOLAM FROM ESAN AND LAOS: MUSIC SHOPPING IN BANGKOK on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

If you plan to visit Thailand but not Laos, there is one shop selling both Esan and Laotian CD's at a convenient place in Bangok... Read it on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

OICHAI MALAIHAK & O.B.O.T (MONE KHANG SIANG KHAEN) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Today for our second early 2000's Laotian tape, a great duo with miss OICHAI MALAIHAK &  mister O.B.O.T.

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THINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL... on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Molam is getting viral and it seems like the LATSAMI PHOUDINDONG tape posted here a few days ago is now all the rage in USA... 

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MUSIC SHOPPING IN LAOS (VIENTIANE) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Today, let's explore the music shopping scene in Vientiane...
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LATSAMI PHOUDINDONG (KHAP LAM THONG THINE TE NUA THEUNG TAI) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Let's get out of Esan for a month and explore the parallel evolution of the laotian tape scene...
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MUSIC SHOPPING: MOLAM RECORDS PRODUCED OUT OF SOUTH EAST ASIA on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

After giving you a few options to buy Esan music at a decent price and in a respectful way, both in Bangkok and online, today I made a short selection of 10 records produced out of Thailand by serious people... Read it on: saobaoesan.blogspot.com

CHABAPRAI NAMWAI & SAWAYNOI NOKKAOKHAN (KOULOU NANGHOUA) on saobaoesan.blogspot.com

Following the gorgeous lam phloen tape from last week, let's listen to something very different performed by miss Chabaprai Namwai. Read it on saobaoesan.blogspot.com.