Posted in news on Dec 12th, 2007
Monday: Up early. A quick bowl of noodle soup and I’m off to the Tonle Bassac area. It’s the first of many events for Human Rights Day. Nanajapana has slept there overnight and is running around trying to get footage. Today many residents and supporters donned ‘Stop Evictions’ *t-shirts and held hands to form a [...]
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No, it’s just Mongkol taking pictures of his food. So naturally, I take a picture of him taking a picture, with my new camera phone. Mongkol is back from the “Mekong Delta Blues” tour for a brief visit. Ordinarily he is studying in the States, calling Boston home. But in USA and the UK, translating [...]
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Posted in hip hop, music, stuff on Aug 1st, 2007
Kung Nei (Chapei) is touring the States and Europe, Dengue Fever (Khmer classic rock) is playing soon with Khmer Fusion (Jazz), DJ Sdey & Universal Speakers (Hip Hop) step up to the mic. Whatever your taste, Khmer music is getting some attention! Join The Golden Voice team and your favorite band Dengue Fever for a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2006
Glue part II *Getting harder to find quiet time for writing and recording. Lots going on. *Many emails from the Book Federation which is considering an office move. *Meeting with the Nou Hach Journal folks. As usual coordinator and renaissance man Kho Tararith has outdone himself, not only planning some workshops but bringing the students [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2005
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 [...]
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