Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Luk Thung (Thai: ลูกทุ่ง; lit. child/children of the fields) refers to the most popular form of a style of music found in Thailand. The term is short for pleng luk thung (Thai: เพลงลูกทุ่ง; lit. song of a child of the fields). Luk Thung songs typically reflect the hardship of everyday life among the rural poor. Tempos tend to be slow and singers use an expressive singing style with a lot of vibrato.