Classical Music Cambodia The previous weekend, rock and roll. And for a complete change of pace, The Foundation for the Advancement of Western Classical Perfoming Arts presents: Johann Baptiste Wendling - Ignaz Joseph Pleyel - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Saturday, 17 June, 7pm Raffles Hotel Le Royal Empress Room http://www.sangsalapak.org.kh/whatson/2006/06/mozart-his-contemporaries.html Eight bucks a ticket. It's not cheap but I'd do it again. There is a small contingent of students at RUFA trained in classical western music, often via professors who trained in eastern bloc countries in the 1980s. I'll have to find out more about this group. In other news we seem to have cracked the WFMU Khmer music challenge: Thanks to Samphos and Vuth in our office we have some names: 1. Chang sdap bot pleng noe neaq - (I) want to listen to pop music - DJ Lux + Kim Leakena 2. Chakralek DJ - Poke the DJ - DJ Lux + Kim Leakena 3. Proh anjaret - Boy (of poor character) - Kim Leakena 4. Chuep neak mien vibak snae - Meet person with love problem (in context of radio call-in show) - Kim Leakena 5. (Final Countdown background music ) Unknown, love song lyrics - Pich Sophea Tags: Cambodia

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