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Songs for life as it’s no longer lived

Ad Carabao’s new song Prachathipatung is released in early April. (Photo: Ad Carabao)

Ad Carabao’s new song Prachathipatung revives the myth of vote-buying and ignorance in rural society. The title is a coinage blending prachathipatai (democracy) and tung (money). On the track, parents ask children to return to their home village to vote for local politicians who give them money. It puts into song from the political discourse of an urban middle class that expresses disdain for villagers along with antipathy for one type of money…

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