Music Culture and Performance on Isan Buddhist Chapel Painting

Abstract

This article aimed to 1) study the general condition of the Chapel Painting Isan, 2) study the musical culture and performances that appear on the researcher used a qualitative research methodology to study the data from the documents and the field. 76 respondents comprising 1) Key Informants 8 people 2) Casual Informants 8 3) General Informants 60 people; Data from documents and fieldwork were analyzed and presented by means of descriptive analysis. 1) Most of the paintings were painted after the church was completed, aged 80-100 years, selected 7 places to study.  The artist has painted both inside and outside. Inside is painted about the Buddha. Outside, there are paintings about Buddha's history, Jataka tales, Traiphum, and folk tales. It also draws on the way of life, traditions, rituals. 2) Music culture and performances appearing on two issues: (1) Music and performance culture influenced by central Thailand. (2) Mor Lam culture, Mo Khaen, is a local folk performance art that has been spread throughout the Isan region until the present.