Mor Lam - From Isaan

Mor lam (song Doctor) is the gargantuan beat of the Isaan region in the north east of Thailand. Like Luuk Thung it centres around lives led in poverty. The singing is fast and ryhthmic. Many songs feature betrayal of loyalties when a lover goes off to the capital, Bangkok, and finds a new partner with more money. In the late 1970s and early 80s the state of Isaan's economy meant that more people were leaving the area in search of work. They took their music with them, and the genre gradually became a part of the Thai national consciousness.