The 1960's and early 70's saw an explosion of creativity and an astonishing variety of stylistic influences coming together in the pop and rock music of Cambodia.Tragically, almost all of the artists of that era were executed (or otherwise perished) during the nightmarish Khmer Rouge years. The following
MySpace Music pages will help you to get acquainted with some of the wonderfully eclectic and adventurous music of this fertile period:
Pen Ron,
Yos Olarang,
Rous Sareysothea,
Sin Sisamouth,
Vor Sarun,
Houey Meas,
So Savoeun,
Eng Nary,
In Yeng,
Choun Malai,
Mao Sareth,
Sem Touch,
Chea Savoeun,
Toche Teng,
Teth Sombath,
Pen Rom,
Em Songserm and
Choun Vanna. Also, these related pages:
Cambodian Rock,
Radio Khmer Sitya,
Cambodian Style and
Cambodian Soundtracks.
NOTE: For personal recommendations, check the hover-overs accompanying each link.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Dec 15, 2007 -
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San Francisco, 1967. CBS news is there: "This is the house of a popular local band that plays hard rock music. They call themselves the
Grateful Dead." In between some
seriously heavy-handed editorializing from grand old man of the news Harry Reasoner, you can catch an interview with Garcia and company plus footage of a Golden Gate Park concert. Jump ahead 38 years, and another CBS newsman, a rather more respectful Ed Bradley, pays a friendly visit to grand old man of the 60's,
Mr. Zimmerman.
[links to Google video]
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Jan 10, 2007 -
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