Isan Arts and Culture Centre

Presentation of Mahasarakham University and 8th QS WorldClass 2015

Mahasarakham University (MSU), Thailand cordially invites administrators and professional leaders in education from all over the world to join the 8th QS WORLDCLASS Seminar hosted by MSU, in conjunction with QS Asia which will be held in Phuket, Thailand on 1st to 3rd of April, 2015.

MSU is a Thai Government University in the North East of Thailand which presently has an enrolment of over forty four thousand students. At the moment we have twenty one faculties.

MSU is actively engaged in innovation and research to benefit the local and world communities as well as engaging with business and government for future mutual benefit. Regarding culture and history; MSU is the centre of the area of traditional Isan culture and has a variety of museums as well as an Isan library. MSU is committed to the preservation and international sharing of Isan Culture.

Our mission concerns the development and presentation of opportunities for all students and academics to have access to the best possible education available in a globalized world.

Asean Culture Show Disk1

RUJ-Miracle Art and Culture@udonthani 6-5-2012

Climax Band - Isan Dancing for the female audience @Utopia Rock House Pattaya HD

The two most important things for people from Isan (North East Thailand) is
1.) Pappaya Salad and
2.) Isan Music :-)
This is why every Rock Band in Pattaya frequently plays some Isan-Songs for their guests.
If you know Thailand and Isan's culture, then this is not a problem.
But Tourists who have never been in Isan often have problems to understand what imediately happens with people from Isan if they hear that music :-)

BTW: Climax Band is back in Utopia Rock House!

Vocals Peak (Aka Piet or Pit) and Guests
Guitar: Peak (Aka Piet or Pit)
Bass: Jun
Drums: Tu

Tu is the new drummer of Climax Band after Ritchie died in November 2013 in the age of 48!

Of course, nobody can replace Ritchie, but Tu is from the same town
and they knew each other since they have been children.
He was a Bass-Player before and was inspired and teached from Ritchie to play Drums. He plays the same style so there is still a bit of Ritchies Spirit in Climax Band!

Climax Band was famous for years in Climax Bar and Utopia Rock House (as Thaitans of Rock) in Walking Street Pattaya (Thailand).
Now they play every night from 9 PM to 1 AM in Toy Beer Bar,
easy to find at 2nd Beach Road, opposite of Mike's Shopping Mall.
Since December 4th 2013 they play again every night from 2 AM in Utopia Rock House (Walking Street)

Recorded 4th of December 2013 in Utopia Rock House, Walking Street, Pattaya, Thailand.

Thai band performing at a traditional Isan open air restaurant in Loei, Thailand

Thai band performing at a traditional Isan open air restaurant in Loei, Thailand

Bamboo Mouth Organ/Thailand-Multicultural Festival 2012

2-6-56 ข่าวค่ำDNN กลุ่มเสรีชนเฟสบุ๊ค ต้านกลุ่มหน้ากากขาวล้มสถาบันฯ

Song on Silom

Rocket Festival | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:



00:01:24 1 History
00:03:08 2 Present day
00:04:15 3 Yasothon's festival
00:08:18 4 Bang Fai Festival in Roi Et Province
00:09:44 5 iBang Fai/i (the rockets)
00:12:25 6 Nang Ai, Phadaeng, and Phangkhi
00:17:01 7 The Myth of the Toad King
00:20:21 8 Etymology
00:21:17 9 In popular culture
00:21:58 10 See also
00:22:42 11 References and notes
00:23:09 12 Further reading
00:24:11 13 Videos
00:24:42 14 External links



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SUMMARY
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A Rocket Festival (Thai: ประเพณีบุญบั้งไฟ, romanized: Prapheni Bun Bang Fai, Lao: ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ, romanized: Bun Bang Fai) is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by ethnic Lao people throughout much of Isan and Laos, in numerous villages and municipalities near the beginning of the wet season. Celebrations typically include preliminary music and dance performances, competitive processions of floats, dancers and musicians on the second day, and culminating on the third day in competitive firings of home-made rockets. Local participants and sponsors use the occasion to enhance their social prestige, as is customary in traditional Buddhist folk festivals throughout Southeast Asia.Festival period : April - June (various local area ) The Festival most famous and widely know and have special program and specific local pattern of Bung Fai or Parade dance and Beautiful Bung Fai float in Thailand such as Yasothon The second weekend of May, Suwannaphum District, Roi Et The first weekend of June, Phanom Phrai District Roi Et Full moon of seventh month in Lunar year's calendar in each year.
Not only found Bung Fai festival found in Isan or Northeasthern of Thailand and North of Thailand and Laos only,also has found some people who moved to Amphoe Sukhirin Narathiwat has Bung Fai festival there too.