Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2009
@ Gym Bar, Phnom Penh, 8pm.
More: http://www.sangsalapak.org.kh/whatson/
Also, tonight there is Jazz @ Wat Botum and 'Sleepwalking Through the Mekong'!
Pretty busy for a Tuesday no?
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Traffic in Cambodia can be pretty complicated. The new traffic lights have a great 'hurry up' feature that speeds up the little green man to a run before it turns red. Slowly but surely, people are starting to watch the lights, even when the cops aren't around.
But I wasn't driving ...
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Yes, there is Jazz in Cambodia.
From Jean-Marc Padovani's experiments,
to the Khmer Fusion project,
and even the Carole King Jazz Cafe, you'd be surprised how much affection exists for the genre.
In fact, we have three jazz events this coming Saturday evening. Three French influenced jazz acts. Two of which emailed me late ...
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Posted in current events, news, opera, photography on Jan 15th, 2009
Today at Expat-Advisory.com: a mini-interview I did with Cambodian-American Amara Chhin-Lawrence, classically trained in Western opera, who's just finished performing in her country of origin after years of preparation. (Photo courtesy Chean Long)
http://www.expat-advisory.com/cambodia/phnom-penh/opera-observation-the-singer.php
More Opera updates:
http://www.whereelephantsweep.net
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009010723516/National-news/Elephants-gets-green-light-from-ministers.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMwPNgsuy3ka7Df2eJmDYEc9v3eg
http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/buddhist-council-silences-rock-oera/
http://mongkol.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/cambodian-monks-force-nations-first-rock-opera-off-air
http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/council-clash-monks-vs-ministers/
http://jinja.apsara.org/?s=%22Where+Elephants+Weep%22
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Not Cambodia, but of interest:
Cambodian women face the danger of of acid attacks.
In Afghanistan, they happen ...
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Happy New Year, you're evicted!
Some pictures from last year: breakdancing at the community center, 7NG company representatives watching the event.
Note the prominently placed picture of the Prime Minister. Residents maintain that they are defending land that was given to them by the current administration, and defending it on their behalf ...
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