How Cambodian music survived the horrors of the Khmers Rouges
Many of the country’s musicians did not, as Dee Peyok recounts in her new book | Culture
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Many of the country’s musicians did not, as Dee Peyok recounts in her new book | Culture
From beehives to yé-yé bands – for a magical moment in the 1960s, the Cambodian capital saw an unlikely explosion of rock ’n’ roll
Keo Sinan, a former musician, has kept 401 vinyl records which date from the 1940’s to 1975 safe for more than 50 years. Recently, the 78-year-old told The Post about his last wish. For more than 20 years, he has dreamt of opening a small museum in his hometown in Baray district in Kampong Thom province, to display the music of the Kingdom’s “Golden era” for the next generation.