Foreigners are generally NOT keen on Cambodian pop.
Maybe they should pay more attention, as this savvy article spells out.
http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/song-and-dance-hun-sens-other-power-play/
This music forms a constant background soundtrack to life in Cambodia, where the majority party oversees the vast majority of the media as well.
Of course, community advocates engaging with the powers that ...
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Posted in cambodia, more stuff, music, photography on Aug 19th, 2012
Lots of people are wearing English language t-shirts in Cambodia with no idea of the source.
After spotting this one I suggested to the young fella pictured, "Google your shirt."
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/the-smiths/ask.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_%28song%29
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths/_/Ask
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Posted in cambodia, current events, music, news on Jun 13th, 2012
The Cambodian Space Project is doing a fundraiser for BuckHunger soup kitchen!
Sounds like a fun event all around.
Buck Hunger is going like gangbusters to provide free food on a very simple model.
One recommendation that would make the whole operation more palatable: if the organization targets children, I'd be a lot ...
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Posted in academia, cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, more stuff, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art, weblogs on Feb 19th, 2012
A brief response to the frequent assertion that there isn’t much choice in places to go, things to do or people to meet in Phnom Penh.
I began blogging about things Cambodian in 2002, initially from Siem Reap.
I wrote about nearly everything that took my interest because if I didn’t ...
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Posted in hip hop, music on May 12th, 2011
On the face of it, it seems Prach Ly's Mujestic.com web site looks likes it's been hacked by Cambodian group Klap Ya Handz.
Prior to Thursday 12's revamp, the site header looked like this, followed by a long scroll of the people and groups working with Mujestic, from traditional musicians ...
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