Johnny's Guitar (จอนนีส์กีตาร์): Traditional Thai Music E.P (รวมเพลงไทยเดิม) (1960s)

Track Listing:
A1 สีนวล Sie Noul
A2 มอญกละ Mon Kla
B1 สุพรรณหงษ์ Supanahong
B2 นางนาค Nang Nak
Johnny's Guitar played traditional Thai songs in a style influenced by Western surf rock. This style became known as "shadow music" in Thailand, named after the popular UK group, The Shadows.
This is the 2nd release of Rosana Records, owned by Jakrin Rosana, who put out numerous Thai "shadow music" records in the 1960s.

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[@ciborfilm]

I always thought that the term 'shadow music' was a reference to nang talung, i.e. shadow puppet theatre music that the bands like Johnny's Guitar and The Son of P.M. were fusing with that modern Hank Marvin sound.
Seems like a fitting choice.

[@jamesbuchanan2508]

Yeah, you could be right. I was just guessing about the relation to The Shadows.
But I think when Thais think of Nang Talung and Nang Yai, they don't usually think of the word "shadow". While we usually translate SE Asian puppets as "shadow puppetry", the first word Thais (or Indonesians/Malaysians) would think of would be "leather" - both "nang" and "kulit" (from the Indonesian Wayang Kulit) translates as leather, which the puppets are made from. The Thai word for "shadow" is actually เงา (ngao). Nang Yai translates literally as "big leather". I'm not sure what "talung" means, I think it may be a southern dialect word, where Nang Talung originates from.
I'm also not sure that the traditional influences on this fusion shadow music come from the type of music played during Nang Talung/Nang Yai music or not.
Who knows? It could be intentional or it could just be a happy coincidence that "Shadow Music" sits nicely between shadow puppetry and Hank Marvin's band. If anyone out there knows for sure, I'd love to hear more :)

[@ciborfilm]

Interesting. In that case, it very well may be a coincidence. Unless the term ''shadow music'' is an exonym. But now I'm just guessing. It would be great if there was more information available about the development of the music scene from that time.
The thing is, although The Shadows' influence is obvious in Johnny's Guitar, on other bands' songs it's not so much (e.g. The Son of P.M.'s Manohraluifai). It's much more organ and percussion driven.
Whatever the case, the music is remarkable. Should have been on the Voyager disc.
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