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Nov 27, 2005

Lotta literature

Lotta literature

http://komikcambodia.blogspot.com For schedule and updates check this: http://www.sangsalapak.org.kh/whatson/2005/11/komik-cambodia-plans.html We've just added a talk at Java Cafe for this Monday evening. Don't forget to come by the exhibition opening today! And word has it Dengue Fever is playing tonight at the Peace Cafe.

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Nov 20, 2005

Can't see the Forest for the Trees

Can't see the Forest for the Trees

From the CamNews email list:

Will Cambodia become a desert by 2015?

Food and Agriculture Organization

http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/1000127/index.html

http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/fra2005/en

Critique of above figures:

http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1115-forests.html

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Nov 18, 2005

Tap Runs Dry

Tap Runs Dry Water Festival is over, but not without a few more pictures! Here's one of the illuminated boats that cruises the riverside at night time.

Click on the pictures below for full-size photos.


National Assembly	Royal Government	Ministry of Justice

Gendarmerie	Department of Defense	Cambodia

Cambodia is an agricultural country, and people tend to sleep and rise early. Plus for decades staying out late was really not a wise choice. So it's a real blast to see huge numbers of people visiting the waterfront, out until the wee hours. Lots of people but no fights, no scenes, just the world's most well-behaved crowd milling around. Some news coverage of the action: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/TXT/current/stories/water.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/15/content_3784019.htm Still plenty of photos, maybe I'll 'retroblog' them on the prior dates of the festival just to keep them in some kind of order. Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 17, 2005

Water Festival

Water Festival The races continue. Here a crew takes a break.

The crowds are a little smaller this year, but not by much.

And here's two crews going at it.

More pictures and details to follow, I'm too busy taking pictures! Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 14, 2005

Bon Om Tuk

Bon Om Tuk Hey, what's this? A truck full of musicians,

followed by some people carrying a boat down the street.

Hey, it's a boat from the Palace! I wonder if they compete in the races or are there for a ceremonial function.

The Water Festival (Bon Om Tuk) lasts for three days (Tuesday 15 -Wednesday 16 -Thursday 17) and most people take the whole week off. The Festival takes place near the time of Bon Kathan (a Buddhist practice done yearly where new robes are offered to monks), and also marks the start of the dry season. Many villages field a boat team to go to Phnom Penh. The village boat is usually stored at a community temple ('Vat') and the team begins practicing in the months before November. Companies, nonprofits, associations and groups of friends assemble boat teams as well. The teams, their supporters and spectators all come to Phnom Penh. Many rural visitors stay in Chruoy Changvar peninsula, just across the river from the Palace. The riverfront area (where my office and apartment are near) are packed with people who come to watch the races, the city itself has hundreds of thousands of visitors. The roads are blocked off to all essential traffic. Every square meter of space is taken up as vendors sell baby duck eggs, fried bananas and shrimp, noodles, toys, craft items, you name it. Everyone has their favorite team and some watch the results quite closely. There is a Royal reviewing stand just opposite the palace. Cambodia's a country that's been through years of war and social conflict. Often people conjecture that there is a lack of community because of this. (Usually expatriates, in a pub, late at night.) Yet Bon Om Tuk is an impressive display of community organization both at the local and national level, in coordinating the huge numbers of people. The boat race is a rare meritocracy in Cambodia's complicated system of social status. It's also a great celebration of local identity and pride, down to the provincial and village level. Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 13, 2005

Blog Meetup

Blog Meetup Just me and Tharum this time. Elizabeth Briel tried to come, but had a wrecked bridge to contend with. Ah well. Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 12, 2005

"The Story of the Dog"

"The Story of the Dog"

Dear all,

Sovanna Phum is proud to present the International Première of its new joint production with Sandglass Theater (USA) entitled "The Story of the Dog".

Performances will occur on December 2^nd and 3^rd, 2005 at the Sovanna Phum Theater, 7:30 pm.

Please find enclosed the poster of the performance.

Sandglass Theater was founded in 1982. Sandglass creates theater featuring puppetry and visual imagery in combination with actors and music. The company has toured in more than 25 countries worldwide, presents a bi-annual festival of international puppet theater, and teaches an intensive training workshop every summer. Sandglass is also a member of the newly formed Network of Ensemble Theaters in the United States.

We are most happy to provide further information regarding the performance or our association. Please contact us at: Sovanna Phum, #111, Street 360, Boeung Keng Kang III, Phnom Penh, or contact Segolen Guillaumat, Project Manager, sp.project@online.com.kh, 012 19 086 23, or Kong Sophea, Project Assistant, 011 75 25 80.

Tag: Cambodia Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 11, 2005

Fellowships

Fellowships

An opportunity for Cambodian Students here:

DIRECTOR-GENERAL INVITES YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO APPLY FOR UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI FELLOWSHIPS
UNESCO invites young post-graduate researchers in developing countries with a Master's degree (or equivalent) to apply for fellowships, each worth a maximum of US$6,000 to US$10,000, through the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme, financed by Japan through funds-in-trust dedicated to the development of human resources.
The programme - named after the late Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi who was known for his commitment to development issues - offers a total of 20 fellowships to researchers active in one of four fields:

1.Environment
2.Intercultural dialogue
3.Information and communication technologies
4.Peaceful conflict resolution.

UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura has written to UNESCO National Commissions, Permanent Delegations to UNESCO and to the Organization's regional offices asking them to invite young researchers to apply for the fellowships through their country's National Commission. Each Member State may nominate a maximum of two candidates, no older than 40.

The deadline for applications to reach UNESCO is January 13th, 2006.
Application form and further information : http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14635&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

National Commissions Contact Information: http://erc.unesco.org/cp/nclist_portal.asp?language=E

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LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL INVITE LES JEUNES CHERCHEURS A POSTULER POUR LES BOURSES UNESCO-KEIZO OBUCHI
L'UNESCO appelle les jeunes chercheurs de niveau universitaire supérieur (titulaires d'une maîtrise, Master's degree, ou d'un titre équivalent) des pays en développement à poser leur candidature pour les bourses - d'une valeur maximale de 6 000 à 10 000 dollars chacune - du Programme des bourses de recherche UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi, financé par le Japon à travers des fonds-en-dépôt consacrés au développement des ressources humaines.
Ce programme qui porte le nom de l'ancien Premier ministre japonais, Keizo Obuchi, connu pour son engagement en faveur du développement, offre un total de 20 bourses aux chercheurs dans quatre domaines:
1. l'environnement
2. le dialogue interculturel
3. les technologies de l'information et de la communication
4. la résolution pacifique des conflits
Le Directeur général de l'UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, a appelé les Commissions nationales, les Délégations permanentes auprès de l'UNESCO, ainsi que tous les bureaux régionaux de l'Organisation à inviter les jeunes chercheurs à déposer leurs candidatures par l'intermédiaire de leur Commission nationale pour l'UNESCO. Deux chercheurs, âgés de 40 ans au plus, seront choisis par chaque Commission nationale pour l'UNESCO.
Le 13 janvier 2006 est la date limite à laquelle toutes les candidatures devront être arrivées au siège de l'Organisation à Paris.
Pour la demande de bourse et les renseignements: http://portal.unesco.org/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=14635&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Pour contacter votre commission nationale pour l'UNESCO: http://erc.unesco.org/cp/NClist_portal.asp?language=F

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EL DIRECTOR-GENERAL INVITA A LOS JOVENES INVESTIGADORES A QUE SE PRESENTEN AL PROGRAMA DE BECAS DE INVESTIGACION UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI
La UNESCO invita a los jóvenes investigadores posgraduados de los países en desarrollo a presentar sus candidaturas para las becas del Programa de Investigación UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi, dotadas con sumas de entre 6.000 y 10.000 dólares y financiadas por Japón mediante fondos fiduciarios destinados al desarrollo de capacidades en materia de recursos humanos.
Este Programa, que lleva el nombre del ex primer ministro japonés Keizo Obuchi, reputado por su compromiso con el desarrollo, ofrece 20 becas a los investigadores en cuatro áreas:
Medio Ambiente
Dialogo Intercultural
Información y comunicación tecnológica
Resolución pacifica de conflictos
El Director General de la UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, llama a las Comisiones Nacionales de la UNESCO, a las Delegaciones Permanentes de la UNESCO y a las oficinas de las organizaciones regionales para invitar a que los jóvenes investigadores soliciten esta beca a través de la Comisión Nacional del país de procedencia. Cada Estado miembro nomina un máximo de dos candidatos, no mayores de 40 años.
La(s) solicitud(es) debe llegar a la Sección de becas de la UNESCO antes del 13 de enero 2006.
Formulario de solicitud e información adicional : http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14635&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Información Contacto Comisiones Nacionales: http://erc.unesco.org/cp/nclist_portal.asp?language=E

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Section for Youth - Section pour la Jeunesse
UNESCO
Fax: 33-1-45.68.57.90 - e-mail: ucj@unesco.org -
Website: http://www.unesco.org/

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Nov 10, 2005

Cambodia Webloggers

Cambodia Webloggers Go ahead, shut off your computer for a little while. Our monthly weblog meeting is coming up: Sunday November 13th, 6:00 pm at 'Chit Chat' Bubble Tea on Sihanouk Boulevard. (Close to intersection of Sihanouk and Street 63.) We're going to discuss a possible portal and fun things like t-shirts. Mark your calendar. Previous meetups: pictures and more at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/khmerbloggers/message/43 Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 9, 2005

National Archives Online

National Archives Online

http://www.camnet.com.kh/archives.cambodia/

Give it a spin. And until recently, the new site for the National Library was up.

http://www.biblionationallibrarycamb.org/index_En.html

I'll note when it's back online.

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Nov 8, 2005

More Music

More about Music Many email responses to my recent post on Cambodian music. It would be nice to have a 'sampler' of Khmer music to share with foreigners - not traditional music, but popular music, from now or the past. Cambodian readers: if you had to pick five Khmer songs, what would you share with foreigners? (It could be anything from Pen Ran or Sin Si Simuth to Preap Sovath). What are the best popular songs, and why? Barangs (Westerners): If you wanted to introduce a Cambodian to your favorite kind of music, what five tunes would you play to catch their interest? If they like music that is not to your taste, how would you explain why they should take interest? Let me know at jinja [via] ekit [dot] com and I'll blog up the results. Some day I would like to see a "Khmer Music for Beginners" page, like the "Bollywood for Beginners" page, or "SKA for the Skeptical". ********************************************************** Jinja’s 5 picks: (Songs I would use to introduce Cambodians/Asians to Western pop. My own personal favorites are a bit more obscure. I think these songs would 'translate' well.) Rock around the Clock – Bill Haley and the Comets. Possibly the first ‘Rock and Roll’ song, though it does have a ‘fox trot’ tempo. Respect – Aretha Franklin One of the pioneers taking the gospel sound to popular music, ‘Respect’ is about a working woman who would like her man to treat her right. Originally recorded by Otis Redding, he joked she had ‘stolen his song’ by having the woman being the ‘breadwinner’ of the house. Hey Jude – The Beatles Goes from a simple melody to a full orchestra in seven minutes, a classic sound by a classic band. One of the first bands to use the studio for its full potential. Covered by Sin Si Simuth on ‘Cambodian Rocks’ Volume Two. God Save the Queen – The Sex Pistols. A brief introduction to punk rock and the more edgier side of pop music. This was a reaction in part to bands that used the studio *too* much, such as the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Rapper’s Delight – The Sugarhill Gang. One of the first commercial ‘hip hop’ or ‘rap’ singles, one of the most innovative musical sounds in the last 25 years. It samples a popular track – Chic’s Good Times, a previous hit of the Disco genre. OK, your turn! Tags: Cambodia, music

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Nov 7, 2005

Buyer's Market, Seller's Market

Buyer's Market, Seller's Market

Here is a New York Times writeup on the increasing frequency of the sale of public land in Cambodia; which is usually done privately, without public bidding. http://tinyurl.com/cvkzo It's a well-researched article. It's interesting to see this story covered by such a major newspaper - locally this concern has received a lot of interest but it rarely seems to percolate out to the international press. With the sale of the Royal University of Fine Arts, as well as the National Theatre and Tonle Bassac buildings, I've tried to keep an eye on the increasing pace of land sales and swaps, as it relates to the arts, schools, and urban development. Below is an incomplete listing of local English language newspaper articles. You can also download this listing as a web page, or click for a PDF file. I regret I don't have the time to do further research, I just clip articles as I read them. And this of course does not include Khmer language newpapers or Cambodge Soir.

Land Sales and Swaps, English Articles 2005 – a partial list

Title	Date	Newspaper	Page	Reporter / Author
Theatre Goals Usurped by Private Interest	February 24 2005	The Cambodia Daily	-	Lee Berthiaume
Art Salvaged from Ashes (Cover Story)	February 26 2005	The Cambodia Daily	-	Michelle Vachon and Nhem Chea Bunly
The Sounds of Struggle	February 26 2005	The Cambodia Daily	-	Samantha Melamed
Villagers Protesting Eviction Gunned Down	March 25 2005	Phnom Penh Post	3	Cheang Sokha and Liam Cochrane
Rich and Powerful snatching up land illegally in Siem Reap Area	April 22 2005	Phnom Penh Post	1	Vong Sokheng and Liam Cochrane
RUFA Residents Accuse Officials of Threats	June 13 2005	The Cambodia Daily	25	Kuch Naren
PM Orders Halt to Deals Involving Public Land	June 16 2005	The Cambodia Daily	16	Lee Berthiaume and Thet Sambath
Facilities Need Upgrade Before Regional Games	June 17 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Kay Kimsong and Erik Wasson
Some Standing Firm at RUFA as Deadline Ends	June 30 2005	The Cambodia Daily	11	Kuch Naren
Pilap Did Not Abandon Koh Pich Villagers	June 30 2005	The Cambodia Daily	15	Veng Virak (letter)
Govt balks at disclosure on land deals	July 1 2005	Phnom Penh Post	1	Elene Lesley and Sam Rith
RUFA resistance	July 1 2005	Phnom Penh Post	2	-
RUFA Demolition Continues Despite Protesters	July 04 2005	Cambodia Daily	16	Kuch Naren
RUFA Community Finds North Campus Gutted	July 5 2005	The Cambodia Daily	16	Kuch Naren
Experts: Bust May Lurk in City's Housing Boom	July 06 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	William Shaw and Kim Chan
RUFA House Demolished Before Deadline	July 8 2005	The Cambodia Daily	16	Kuch Naren
Rights Worker: Land Disputes Being Ignored	July 8 2005	The Cambodia Daily	16	Thet Sambath
Blast at RUFA Injures Demolition Worker	July 9-10 2005	The Cambodia Daily	3	Phann Ana and William Shaw
Some RUFA Families Accept Compensation	July 11 2005	The Cambodia Daily	20	Kuch Naren
RUFA Resident Claims He Was Struck By Soldier	July 15 2005	The Cambodia Daily	14	Kuch Naren
Building Crews Speedily Raising RUFA Campus	July 22 2005	The Cambodia Daily	12	Kuch Naren
RUFA Families Find New Digs a Muddy Mess	July 26 2005	The Cambodia Daily	12	Kuch Naren
Naga, Gov't at Odds Over Beachfront Parcels	August 4 2005	The Cambodia Daily	17	Kay Kimsong and Erik Wasson
Relocated RUFA Staff Asked to Move Yet Again	August 8 2005	The Cambodia Daily	17	Kuch Naren
Islanders Hold Out for More From Developers	August 8 2005	The Cambodia Daily	17	Lee Berthiaume and Prak Chan Thul
Phnom Penh Building Boom Prices Out Poor	August 15 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Lee Berthiaume
Ministry Swaps Complex Next To Royal Palace	August 22 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Phann Ana
UN Envoy Says Public Evictions Punishing Poor	August 24 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Lee Berthiaume and Prak Chan Thul
Weary Families End Protest, Accept RUFA Deal	August 26 2005	The Cambodia Daily	10	Kuch Naren
Last Family On RUFA Campus Agrees To Leave	August 30 2005	The Cambodia Daily	13	Lee Berthiaume, Kuch Naren and Lor Chandara
Princess Recalls Childhood on Lost Palace Plot	August 31 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Lor Chandara
Royal Palace, Pride of Cambodia, Should Be Untouched	September 1 2005	The Cambodia Daily	15	Hun Chhunly (letter)
Without Palace Phnom Penh Is Just Another City	September 2 2005	The Cambodia Daily	23	Helen Grant Ross (letter)
Hun Sen Says Land Swaps Helped Gov't	September 9 2005	The Cambodia Daily	1	Pin Sisovann and Lee Berthiaume
Downtown Siem Reap police station latest to be traded away	September 9-12 2005	Phnom Penh Post	1	Sam Rith
Hundreds of Homes Razed in Forced Eviction	September 10-11 2005	Cambodia Daily	3	Phann Ana and Ethan Plaut
Ministry of Environment left out of Stung Treng land deals	September 23-October 26 2005	Phnom Penh Post	1	Sam Rith
Terrorized Muslims flee Pursat forest homes	October 7-20 2005	Phnom Penh Post	1	Vong Sokheng and Liam Cochrane
Roadside householders sent packing from Route 48	October 7-20 2005	Phnom Penh Post	4	Cheang Sokha and Markus Bernsen
Slow RUFA Progress Keeps Students Out of Class	October 12 2005	The Cambodia Daily	20	Prak Chanthul and Samantha Melamed
Capital Competes for 'Urban Renewal' Award	October 12 2005	The Cambodia Daily	21	Lasse Karner
Capital's Award Bid Based on Future Plans	October 13 2005	Cambodia Daily	13	Lasse Karner
Koh Pich Land Dispute Slated for City Court	October 20 2005	Cambodia Daily	13	Prak Chan Thul
Foreign Firms to Explore Building Stadium	October 28 2005	Cambodia Daily	20	Yun Samean

Tags: Cambodia

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Nov 6, 2005

Weblog Meetup this coming Sunday

Cambodia Blogger Meetup this coming Sunday One week from now, Sunday November 13th, 6:00 pm at 'Chit Chat' Bubble Tea on Sihanouk Boulevard. (Close to intersection of Sihanouk and Street 63.) We're going to discuss a possible portal and fun things like t-shirts. Mark your calendar. Previous meetups: http://jinja.apsara.org/blog/2005/07/cambodia-blogger-meetup.htm http://jinja.apsara.org/blog/2005/08/blog-meeting-sunday-august-7.htm http://jinja.apsara.org/blog/2005/10/meetup3andtea.htm Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jinja_cambodia/sets/749797/ Tags: Cambodia, weblog

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Nov 4, 2005

Tried and True

Tried and True True Travel Tales' Justin Hall provides some Cambodia comics via his 'All Thumbs Press' site. Just go to http://www.allthumbspress.com/ or http://www.allthumbspress.com/frameset.html and click on 'Tsunami' - "view sample pages". At the bottom of each page is a thumb to take you to the next page. (If you are on a slow connection, these are large image files.) If you like, you could even, um, consider buying the comic! http://www.allthumbspress.com/schwag.html I can validate Justin's experience - sketching in public always draws a crowd. Simon Hureau depicts a similar experience in the French comic 'Palaces'. Tags: Cambodia,comics

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Nov 3, 2005

"Dreams" exhibition

Hmm, this sounds interesting. No idea about the artistic methodology here. Paintings, drawings and stories by the survivors of trafficking and sex slavery will be shown at the "Dreams" exhibition, Del Gusto Cafe, 10am 12pm Saturday 5 November 2005.

Tag: Cambodia, trafficking, painting,drawing [from What's On]

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Nov 2, 2005

Summer Bird

Songs, singers, times and places One of my history professors once said, "You cannot argue with a song". But then, he'd never heard Ayay.

I'd mentioned earlier that 'His Name is Alive' (above) had done a song referencing Cambodia called Summer Bird. (The free download has been taken offline but I'm sure it will be available via other sources.) "SUMMER BIRD is a 1970's singersongwriter flavored track written about lost love using Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge's complete destruction of Cambodia as a metaphor. A quick reference to Jackson Browne's Running on Empty serves as a reminder of the Communist's original goals of becoming solely reliant on their own natural resources, ending the undeclared war that the United States had started after branching out from Vietnam, and also as a reminder of how a beautiful well-meaning dream could quickly become a nightmare of unimaginable proportions." Hold on. So basically, lost love is comparable to genocide? I think what we can really derive from this song is that the Khmer Rouge time has not only come to be seen as a significant moment of history, but also a symbolic image utilized freely in Western popular culture. The song could have talked about the gulags in Russia or the Great Depression to evoke the writer's personal desolation. Many writers like to clothe the stories of their lives in dramatic terms. It's a song written in English, by foreigners, for foreigners. It wasn't written and marketed for Cambodians. I like 'HINA' and will continue to listen to their music. But it's not really about Cambodia in any way. Each performer, each band has their own intentions. Some have a specific audience in mind, some are in it for the money, some sing mainly to satisfy their own tastes. A band that has specifically reached out to Khmer listeners, 'Michael Learns to Rock' has gotten a warm reception locally. My Khmer friends are 100% enthusiastic. After all, what's wrong with songs that are easy to sing, by a band that is happy to visit Cambodia to open the door as one of the very first international touring bands? My foreign friends are less enthusiastic - particularly about bands that seem to be primarily concerned with commercial success. But it's a matter of taste. In Cambodia, ballads and karaoke rule the airwaves. There are plenty of other songs about Cambodia - often by foreigners, for foreigners. One of the first songs critical of the Khmer Rouge (and sympathizers) was the Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia". Far from a pop song or ballad, this was of the abrasive 'Punk Rock' genre, a kind of music that has never caught on in Cambodia. (In Indonesia, Thailand? Yes, but here there's no interest.) The song was met with incredulity and derision in 1980. However you can still find their bootlegged album "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" in the CD shops of Phnom Penh. And until recently you could find "Holiday in Cambodia" t-shirts: not so much of a joke now, decades later! Other musical tidbits: Other musical tidbits: *In 1979 there were some fundraising concerts and a record put out to raise money for famine relief in Cambodia. http://www.procolharum.com/99/gb_kampuchea.htm *SPK released a b-side called 'Kambuja' which I seem to recall utilized the vocals from a John Pilger documentary. *Kim Wilde's 'Cambodia' charted in the mid-80's. *There was another punk rock band called Angkor Wat which released an album in 1989, but I know little about them. *The Lemonheads released a song called " If I could Talk I'd Tell You", (1996) which refers to the Khmer Rouge in an effort to shock.

And beyond obscure sounds like this, I'm enjoying the sounds of Dengue Fever (above), and am surprised that their albums aren't sold in Cambodia - legally or illegally. The band takes as its influence the brief period of Khmer Rock and Roll that predated the 1975 revolution. http://www.khmerrocks.com/ Just bought the local U2 Club "Hip Hop" compilation but am a little lukewarm towards it. Khmer hip hop still seems to be a developing musical form. Looking forward to hearing the new Prach album, which I'm expecting good things from. Am a little disappointed that the University of Fine Art is not teaching Jazz, as it had advertised earlier this year. Ah well, there's still the Khmer Fusion group. And let's not forget the traditional music of Cambodia - I've been fortunate to hear Chapei player Kung Nei live a few days ago (playing for the King-Father's birthday). He works with Cambodian Living Arts. And Folkways records has released some pre-revolutionary recordings of traditional Khmer music. Fascinating.

Folkways http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/searchresults.aspx?sPhrase=Cambodia&sType=all Tags: Cambodia,music

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