sounds of Thailand

 

 

 

audio recordings that evoke the country, the people and their languages and the diversity of the music of the ethnic cultures

 

 

what's in thaisounds

 

  Thailand's natural world, birds and other wildlife
wildlife birds, monkeys, cicadas, deer, squirrels, insects, elephants, geckos, dawn chorus, forest at night
   
nature streams, rain, thunder
   
   
  sounds of everyday Thai life 
streets tuk-tuks, city crowds and traffic, markets and market traders, open air restaurants, school playgrounds, street musicians
   
temples monks chanting, temple bells, drums, chimes, festive processions, funerals
   
events thai boxing, football matches, New Year celebrations
   
out and about children playing and at school, household noises, sounds you hear when traveling by boat, plane and train and other sounds of everyday life collected in Northern Thailand
   
Thai language spontaneous conversation, speeches, airport announcements, radio broadcasts, weather forecasts, news headlines, Northern Thai, Issan Thai
   
ethnic languages some examples of natural speech in ceremonies and spontaneous conversation
   
   
  Thai music
Thai music Thai country music, processions, traditional Thai instruments and ensembles recorded in the street, in temples and at parties
   
  music of Thailand's ethnic cultures
ethnic music field recordings of the songs and musical instruments of Thailand's many hill tribes and minority cultures
   

 

Thailand's natural world, birds and other wildlife      Thai music    sounds of everyday Thai life   

music of Thailand's ethnic cultures

 

you should be listening to a sample of some recordings you will find on this website


 

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     all sound files in compressed mp3 form   click on track title to hear the recording

sound files are extracts from longer files in wav format