00:09this might sound pleasant for foreign ears but for thais it's actually terrifying that's because
00:16thai instrumental music is perceived as something spooky rather than normal for us especially if we
00:23hear it out of nowhere at night we associate the thai instrumental sounds and nang ram or thai
00:29classical dancers with the spirits due to media exposure like movies or games whenever thai
00:35instrumental music comes on that's when we know the ghosts are coming but apart from the media
00:41here is another reason thai traditional arts are highly preserved thai instruments aren't just
00:48objects they are believed to have spirits inside them performers must undergo sacred rituals like
00:54white crew to pair respect with offerings and crop crew to get accepted by master teachers and
01:01spirits before they even touch the instruments although many people say that these are the
01:06only tic tac to ensure students perform well with care it undeniably makes a thai instrument sound
01:12scared and untouchable unlike a violin or a guitar also thai instruments were mostly played for the
01:19royals in the past then passed down to the temples for ceremonies like funerals don't get me wrong
01:26thai instruments are still heavily valued in thai culture but if we hear them echoing out of nowhere
01:32in the middle of the night yeah we would just run
01:37you
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