A Cultural Study : The Format of Performmance and Music of Huad Kotchakarn Groupûs Manohradip at Pawong, Amphoe Muang, Songkhla

Abstract

Folk dance occurred in every regions of Thailand many years ago and each region also had their ownfolkdance - for example the Southern had Manohradip.This research is about Manohradip that showed by Huad Kotchakarn group. So its purposes areto study the background and the present of Huad Kotchakarn group’s Manohradip at Pawong, Amphoemuang, Songkhla and to study dancing style of Huad Kotchakarn group’s Manohradip at Pawong,Amphoe muang, Songkhla.This research gathers all data from library and specialists in Huad Kotchakarn group andshows that Manohradip, especially Huad Kotchakarn group, is different from general Manohra whichwe can see everywhere in Southern of Thailand.Manohradip has their own style and ceremony such as dancing style, music, lyrics and drum pattern.So this research may help others that interested in Manohradip. They can study deeply andpresent Manohradip as a well-known folk dance of Thailand.Key words: cultural study, format of performance and music, Huad Kotchakarn groups Manohradip