Back in 2009, California band Dengue Fever – fronted by sultry Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol – brought a steamy brew of Cambodian pop, surf rock and psychedelica to FSU’s Club Downunder. Like all ...
Laura Mam is one of Cambodia's biggest pop stars, but she wasn't born or raised in the country. She's American, and even though both of her parents are originally from Cambodia, she hardly spoke a ...
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — The sun sets, the stage lights turn on, and the conversations pause. We line up along the railings of the traditional Khmer wooden house, looking down from the stilted patio, and ...
Renowned Cambodian American rapper praCh Ly has written and directed a performance piece that shines a light on experiences of Cambodian American communities through instrumental music, song, and ...
You'll cry. You'll laugh. You'll dance. Despite all of the tragedy inherent to "Cambodian Rock Band," "dancing is heavily encouraged, especially at the end," says director Nelson T. Eusebio III. But ...
The splendor of classical Cambodian dance is built from movement detail: tiny flexes of the elbow; barefoot steps in which the heel sets down and then the arch and toes gently curl to touch the floor; ...
Two newly inaugurated songwriter festivals are shining a spotlight on Cambodia’s rich musical culture while raising vital funds for underprivileged children to access free arts education. The first, ...
Four decades after the Cambodian genocide decimated traditional art forms in the Southeast Asian country, a nonprofit organization is working with an award-winning composer to engage new musicians in ...
Laura Mam is Cambodian American, and her mother, Thida Buth, is a Khmer Rouge survivor. They're fostering the pop music movement in Cambodia that... Across Languages And Generations, One Family Is ...