Thai Korat folk, with their outstanding cultural and dialect identity, have performed Phleng Korat or Korat folk songs. This is their unique regional performance unlike anywhere else. Witty repartee between a group of men and women principals in this performance can represent the culture of local language in
combination with a unique style.The attractive performance is always touched by humour and intensified with local wisdom. Songs are about a wide range of subject matters which can be either worldly or religious. Singing these songs is anart that reveals the wit of the singers. A good singer must be intelligent as each must sing a form of extemporized verse, in which the singer must compose or improvise his or her own verse at the moment of singing in reply to bold verses sung by another singer. This is an antiphonal singing performance is really unique as it is not accompanied by music. It involves just singing and dancing. Sometimes singers may clap hands to keep rhythm. The language used is Korat dialect, which sounds similar to that of standard Central Thai but a little different in accent or tone. At the beginning, vocalists perform a short song called Korm, an Isan and also a Koratword, which means “short.”
Phleng Korat is verysimple folk entertainment. The only requirements are a group of men and women vocalists.