Thailand
Pornprapit Phoasavadi
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Pornprapit Phoasavadi received a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts in Thai traditional music performance from Chulalongkorn University. She was a Fulbright fellow pursuing her graduate studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, and received her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology in 2005. Upon her graduation, she joined the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University. Currently, she is an associate professor of Thai traditional music at Chulalongkorn University.
Dr. Phoasavadi co-authored From Bangkok and Beyond: Thai Children’s Songs, Games, and Customs (2003) with World Music Press. In 2018, she published Music of Nan Province, an ethnography supported by Chulalongkorn University’s 100th Anniversary Chulalongkorn Academic Fund. Recently, her major focus has been bridging the nuances and meanings of traditional performances with contemporary audiences.
Dr. Phoasavadi co-authored From Bangkok and Beyond: Thai Children’s Songs, Games, and Customs (2003) with World Music Press. In 2018, she published Music of Nan Province, an ethnography supported by Chulalongkorn University’s 100th Anniversary Chulalongkorn Academic Fund. Recently, her major focus has been bridging the nuances and meanings of traditional performances with contemporary audiences.
