Pongsri Woranuch Explained

Pongsri Woranuch
Native Name:ผ่องศรี วรนุช
Native Name Lang:th
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:5 June 1938
Birth Place:Chai Nat, Thailand
Genre:Luk thung
Occupation:Singer

Pongsri Woranuch (Thai: ผ่องศรี วรนุช;) is a Thai singer. She first became a star in the 1950s with the orchestra of Suraphon Sombatjalern, practicing music in the style of luk thung. Soon she became the first singer to be called "queen of luk thung".[1] Woranut melded the style of traditional Thai folk music to music from outside the region, including various genres of East Asian music, Latin American music, and American country music and film music. Alongside Suraphon Sombatjalern, she is considered one of the most important of this genre's practitioners.[2] In 1992, she became the second luk thung artist awarded the title of Thai National Artist.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jaiser, Gerhard. Thai Popular Music (Thai Popular Culture Volume I). White Lotus. 2012. 978-974-480-186-9. Bangkok. 32.
  2. John Clewley, Thailand. The Rough Guide to World Music, 2nd ed., 2000, v.2, p. 245.
  3. Book: Jaiser, Gerhard. Thai Popular Music (Thai Popular Culture Volume I). White Lotus. 2012. 978-974-480-186-9. Bangkok. 32.