''Phleng Thai sakon'' ( th, เพลงไทยสากล) is a Thai term translating roughly as "international-style Thai music". It refers to Thai music in which traditional elements are blended with the use of Western notation and instruments. In the narrow sense, the term refers to the early movement in which this style of music was popularized. This roughly corresponds to the first half of the twentieth century, until the 1950s, when the style was split along cultural lines between the rural '' luk thung'' and the urban ''

luk krung Luk krung ( th, ลูกกรุง, ; literally "child of the city"), also called ''phleng luk krung'' ( เพลงลูกกรุง), is a genre of Thai popular music. It is a more polished, urban style, compared to its folk music count ...

''. In the wider sense, the term refers to all genres of Westernized Thai music (i.e. excluding folk and classical Thai), including '' luk thung'', ''

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phleng phuea chiwit Phleng phuea chiwit ( th, เพลงเพื่อชีวิต; IPA:; lit. "songs for life") describes a type of Thai folk music, strongly influenced by elements of Western folk and rock music with a protest theme mainly centred on the har ...

'' and modern Thai pop (pop, luktung-pop, lukkwad-pop) and

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. As a genre, the most representative composer of ''phleng Thai sakon'' is

Eua Sunthornsanan Eua Suntornsanan ( th, เอื้อ สุนทรสนาน; ; January 21, 1910, Amphawa, Samut Songkhram Province – April 1, 1981) was a singer, Thai composer and bandleader of Suntaraporn band. He was a pioneer in introducing Weste ...

, who popularized the genre during the 1930s – 1940s.

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