TRANSFORMATION OF MUSIC AT UDON THANI PROVINCE IN VIETNAM WAR ERA

Abstract

This article investigates the conditions and changes of the society, culture and music of Udon Thani province during the Vietnam War. Thailand allowed the United States government to set up military bases and deploy troops to conduct the war against the spreading of communism in the Indochina region. Udon Thani was one of seven military bases established throughout Thailand. There was the big change Udon Thani province in economic, social, cultural, and musical aspects because of the influx of the dollars and the cultural steam of American armed forces. This article is considered and discussed in the period of US military presence in the Udon Thani and the period after the withdrawal of troops and armaments of Udon Thani province and Thailand.