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Beatboxin’ Blogger

Jinja — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:46:19 +0000

Working late on a project and feeling goofy.
If YOU had to represent your blog via music, how would you do it?

Blogger Rap Version 1.0 – Jinja.Apsara.org from John Weeks on Vimeo.

Feeling a little nostalgic for the days when if you were *serious* about the web –
you just had to have a blog.
http://jinja.apsara.org/2008/05/raging-party-on-the-internet/

Click for alternate take. http://vimeo.com/68434292

In Search of Khmer Hip Hop Part 14: Rap Rivalry – or is it?

Jinja — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:25:56 +0000

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 to activists and filmmakers. (May still be available on Google Cache.)

Yet: It’s not a sophisticated hack at ALL. There’s no link *back* to a Klap Ya Handz site. (Whoops, under construction. They’ve got a Facebook page and YouTube Channel). They even forgot to take off Prach’s mailing list. The meta tags still indicate Prach’s key words. Whoever made the replacement page used a free website builder. Classy.

The FB page has a hoax picture of Prach hijacked, but it’s not his face photoshopped in – usually the sign of malicious hacking.

Would KlapYaHandz delete Mujestics sub-pages promoting artists like Laura Mam that they’ve shared the stage with? Or links that promote the broader Khmer creative community? Smooth move.

I’m guessing it’s a publicity stunt. What better way to get more listeners and attention than a hip hop feud, real or imagined? Who ‘hijacks’ a site with an anti-hate message? Hmm…

And if it was real, well, everyone knows that the powers that be stay in power by keeping people
divided. Just sayin’.

[Updated Friday May 13 2010]

Sva Rom Monkiss (Monkey Dance Monkey) – Laura Mam Video

Jinja — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:35:08 +0000

‘Don’t Think She’s Forgotten’ – Laura Mam adapts a classic Pen Ron song, alternating past and present with ‘The Like Mes‘. Yay! Enjoy!

From YouTube: April 26, 2010 — After 3 months of planning, creating, networking, shopping (lots of shopping), story-boarding, daydreaming and then MORE re-planning…its finally here!!!

I have finally consolidated all my music–English and Khmer–with my band and will be making music with The Like Mes. This is our rendition of the infamous Pan Rons Sva Rom Monkiss. We hope that this story speaks to ending the silence between the young and old Cambodian generations. In my belief, it is about time that we make that small but necessary effort to understand ourselves by understanding each other.

This is dedicated to the incredible Cambodian musicians of the 60s, may their spirit live on in all of us and may they bless us with the ability to express ourselves once again.

A HUGE THANK YOU to every single person that contributed to making this video. It is this community’s heart and soul that you are witnessing, so please share in the love.

Credits:

Executive Producer
Laura Tevary Mam

Producer Helena Duong Chan Kanya Hong
Director Marco Bercasio
Cinematographer & Editor Marco Bercasio
Performed by The Like Mes
Credit Correction: Jimmy Ma

Linkage: http://lauramammusic.tumblr.com
Much more on YouTube.:
http://ww.youtube.com/user/LauraMamMusic.

Check out an interview @ Mujestic.

Tags: cambodia,khmer,music,pop,the+like+me’s the like me’s helena hong marco bercasio laura mam