Darkie
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Darkie (Thai ดาร์กี้) is the most popular kantrum artist in Thailand.
Kantrum is a type of music found in Isan a region of northeast Thailand; it is played by Cambodians living near the border with Cambodia. It is traditional dance music played at a faster beat. In its purest form, cho-kantrum, singers, percussion and fiddles dominate the sound.
A more modern form using electric instrumentation arose in the mid-1980s. Later in the decade, Darkie became the genre's biggest star, and he crossed into mainstream markets in the later 1990s.
