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Lam saravane [1] (Lao: ລຳສາລະວັນ, Thai: ลำสาละวัน) is a popular folksong originally from the southern province of Saravane Province of Laos, [2] but popular throughout the Lao-speaking world, including the Isan region of Thailand, [3] but it is also regarded as a traditional folksong and dance of Khmer culture.
Music of Laos. The music of Laos includes the music of the Lao people, a Tai ethnic group, and other ethnic groups living in Laos. The traditional music of Laos has similarities with the traditional music of Thailand and Cambodia, including the names of the instruments and influences and developments. To categorize Lao music, it seems helpful ...
Lao, the official language of Laos, is a monosyllabic tone based language from the Tai-Kadai family as spoken in Vientiane. There are 19 million Lao speakers in Thailand and 3 million in Laos, a reflection of geopolitical history. Lao can be further divided according to regional dialects including Vientiane, northern, northeastern, central and ...
Vientiane province (Lao: ແຂວງວຽງຈັນ, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ wíaŋ tɕàn]) is a province of Laos in the country's northwest. As of 2015 the province had a population of 419,090. [2] Vientiane province covers an area of 15,610 square kilometres (6,030 sq mi) composed of 11 districts. The principal towns are Vang Vieng and ...
The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia. They primarily speak the Lao language, which belongs to the Kra–Dai language family. Lao people constitute the majority ethnic group of Laos, comprising 53.2% of the country's total population. They are also found in significant numbers in northeastern Thailand, particularly in ...
A khene player in Isan. The khaen (/ ˈ k ɛ n /; spelled "Khaen", "Kaen", "Kehn" [1] or "Ken" in English; [2] Lao: ແຄນ, pronounced; Thai: แคน, RTGS: khaen, pronounced; Northeastern Thai: แคน, pronounced [kʰɛ᷇ːn]; Khmer: គែន – Ken; Vietnamese: khèn or kheng) is a Lao mouth organ whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed ...
A naga, protector of Vientiane.. The canoe race has existed for thousands of years. Daily life is greatly organized around the Mekong River and its numerous tributaries. . Indeed, it was both a major means of transport and communication, but also a food source thanks to the
Lao cuisine or Laotian cuisine (Lao: ອາຫານລາວ, pronounced [ʔàː.hǎːn láːw], RTGS: ahan lao) is the national cuisine of Laos. The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice (Lao: ເຂົ້າໜຽວ, khao niao, [kʰȁw nǐaw]). Laos has the highest sticky rice consumption per-capita in the world with an average of 171 ...