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Banyen Rakgan
Native name
บานเย็น รากแก่น
Born
(1952-10-14) October 14, 1952 (age 66)
Ubon Ratchathani, Isan, Thailand
Occupation(s)Singer

Banyen Rakkaen (Thai: บานเย็น รากแก่น; RTGS: Banyen Rakkaen) (born on October 14, 1952 to an Isan family in Ubon Ratchathani province in the Isan region of Northeast Thailand) is a Thai mor lam and Thai luk thung singer. Banyen Rakkaen is one of the "Queen of mor lam"[1][2] and after 45 years in the business she named a National Artist in 2014 for her contribution to folk music.[3]



Biography


Born to a contractor father and housewife mother in Ubon Ratchathani, Banyen has always had a vocal gift, one which caused her aunt, mor lam master Noowiang Kaewprasert, to become interested in training Banyen even before Noowiang had heard her sing. When she was 14, she studied singing and dancing with her aunt.[1][3]


Later Rungsimun, a powerful, massively popular, legendary mor lam troupe came calling. Master Thongkum Pengdee was looking for a new leading lady, and Banyen was recruited. Banyen was famous when she performed with Rungsimun since she was 17 years old.[1]


She is also a student of National Artist, Master Chaweewan Dumnern.[4]


Banyen was the first national mor lam star, whose appearances on television in the 1980s brought the form to an audience beyond its northeastern heartland.
She bridges the gap between traditional and modern mor lam, normally appearing in traditional clothing but using electrified instruments and singing luk thung and dance-influenced songs.[5]


She has three children Annie Rakkaen, Candy Rakkaen and Toni Rakkaen. Banyen later separated from her husband, and he took her three kids to Australia where they grew up, while she went to the US to perform regularly for the Thai community there. Her children and grandchildren now live in Bangkok, allowing her to be a doting mother and grandmother.[1]


She has also teamed up with her daughter, Candy, for an Isan pop-rock troupe that mixes modern music with applied and traditional mor lam. Banyen handles the traditional part.[1]



References




  1. ^ abcde Pravattiyagul, Onsiri (5 Feb 2014). "Musical royalty : Banyen Rakkaen has long been renowned in the mor lam scene and now she's being named a National Artist". Bangkok Post..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Clewley, John (8 Jan 2013). "Tradition and innovation in Isan : The Northeast positively rocked last month, hosting both a molam glawn band competition and an Isan dancehall night reminiscent of a 'blues party' in South London". Bangkok Post.


  3. ^ ab Fredrickson, Terry (5 Feb 2014). "The making of a national artist". Bangkok Post.


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-03-06.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ http://www.afana.org/morlamnotes.htm









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