The country king
Late songwriter and DJ Surin Paksiri was an instrumental figure in the rise of luk thung Isan
published : 1 Mar 2022 at 04:00
In July 1973, songwriter and DJ Surin Paksiri organised a pleng luk thung concert at the Ratchadamnoen Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. He wanted to hold the event in a park or at a big cinema, but both of those options were too expensive. He settled on the boxing stadium, and he called the concert “Luk Thung Isan vs. Luk Thung Pak Klang” (Isan Country Music vs. Central Country Music).
The concert would be a watershed…