Aed Carabao
Aed Carabao ( Thai แอ๊ด คารา บา ว , real name Yuenyong Opakul , ยืนยง โอภา กุล ; born November 9, 1955 in Suphan Buri , Thailand ) is a Thai musician, composer, poet, singer and founder of the Thai rock group Carabao .
Yuenyong Opakul originally studied architecture at Mapua University in Manila , Philippines . There he founded the Carabao group with his compatriots Kirati Promsaka Na Sakon Nakhon (Keo) and Sanit Limsila (Kai). After his return to Thailand he worked as an architect for the National Housing Estate Authority of Thailand, among others . After Keo and Kai returned from the Philippines, the three played in their free time at the Hotel Manderin Samyan in Bangkok. 1979 Yuenyong produced his first album with the group Hammer under the title Teuk Kwaai Tui ( ถึก ควาย ทุย ; translated "Wild Buffalo"). In 1981, Carabao released their first album called Lung Kee Mao ( ลุง ขี้ เมา ; "Drunk Old Uncle"), which was a great success.
Aed Carabao shaped the Thai music genre Phleng phuea chiwit ( เพลง เพื่อ ชีวิต , German "songs for life") like no other , which can be described as a kind of folk rock , made up of elements of classical Thai music and modern western rock music, with socially critical texts . Most of Yuenyong's songs have a political message. They deal with the hard fate of Thai workers, the residents of slums in Bangkok, alcoholism and drug abuse. Songs like Made in Thailand and Welcome to Thailand , which is about the red light district Patpong in Bangkok with its poverty, prostitution and sex tourism, are known to every Thai. Nationalist themes also play a role, for example in the song Samakkhi Prathet Thai ( สามัคคีประเทศไทย ; "United Thailand"). Yuenyong also composed and sang love songs.
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| SURNAME | Aed Carabao |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yuenyong Opakul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai musician, composer, poet and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suphan Buri , Thailand |