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[[Image:Khenesarong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[khene]] player in Isan.]]

'''Mor lam''' ([[Thai language|Thai]]/[[Isan language|Isan]]: '''หมอลำ''', mo lam) is an ancient [[Lao]] form of [[song]] in [[Laos]] and [[Isan]] (Northeastern [[Music of Thailand|Thailand]]). ''Mor lam'' means expert song, or expert singer, referring to the music or artist respectively. Other [[romanization|romanisation]]s used include '''maw lam''', '''maw lum''', '''moh lam''' and '''mhor lum'''. In Laos, the music is known as '''lam lao'''.