What’s happening in Thailand’s music landscape this week
WANYAI X MONIK (FEB 19)
On Wednesday night, Mon Monik and Wanyai, formerly of Thai pop group Room39, embark on their new musical journey as Wanyai x Monik at Baan-puen Ekamai from 7pm onwards. Hosted by Jam Night by Jameson, Wanyai x Monik will meet and greet fans in an intimate concert setting and perform Room39 fan favourites as well as newer material, including Jeb Jon Por (Enough Hurting), Pai Dai Dee (Going Well), Saying Love, So Long and If I Hadn’t Met You.
Jam Night Monik x Wanyai takes place at Baan-puen Ekamai, Ekamai 10 from 7pm onwards. For more information on the ticket sales and table reservation, call 086 659 1596.
YAAN (FEB 23)
As part of the Healing Sunday! Concert series, Studio Lam on Sukhumvit 51 invites you to check out the world music collective Yaan live in concert.
Yaan is a supergroup project made up of local musicians Chladni Chandi, Desktop Error, Abstraction XL, Govinda Bhashya and Noppakorn Lertlak. Together, they experiment with new sounds using different acoustic instruments from across the globe. Yaan blend elements of pop, rock, blues, reggae, folk and country, with luk thung and molam. The result is a distinctive blend of sound, drenched in cultural heritage and ancient mysticism, with electronic looping and dub effects bringing in sitar, congas, violin, Thai khaen and 70s psychedelic guitar.
Healing Sunday! with Yaan takes place at Studio Lam, 3/1 Sukhumvit 51, Klongton-Nua, Wattana, from 9pm onwards. For more information, call 02 261 6661.