On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin.

Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal – driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go to practice. She learned about new music from her bandmate and fell in love with soul and funk. Her latest album, Rammana, merges those influences with jazz, indigenous Thai, and African sounds for a sound she calls “Afro Thai Funk”. Rammana is available now on Bandcamp.

Recorded February 10, 2025
Puaj
Current
Painted Lady
Si Chomphu

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.

On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin.
Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal &ndash; driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go to practice. She learned about new music from her bandmate and fell in love with soul and funk. Her latest album, Rammana, merges those influences with jazz, indigenous Thai, and African sounds for a sound she calls &ldquo;Afro Thai Funk&rdquo;.&nbsp;Rammana&nbsp;is available now on Bandcamp.
Recorded February 10, 2025
<ol>
<li>Puaj</li>
<li>Current</li>
<li>Painted Lady</li>
<li>Si Chomphu</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaZKr1hlXvw">Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.</a>

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Live on KEXP brings you the very best of KEXP’s world-renowned live in-studio and remote performances. Each week, we’ll bring you a new live session, from emerging artists to well-established acts, spanning styles, genres and cultures. Full video of all Live on KEXP performances available at youtube.com/kexp.

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