Hi, a few weeks ago I watched the amazing documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten and went down a rabbit hole of 60s music from Cambodia. The 60s era is my absolute favorite kind of music, but I had no idea Cambodia had such a rich tradition.

I've listened to pretty much everything I can find on YouTube by Sinn Sisamouth, and it's true what they say—even though I live in Norway and don't understand a single word of Khmer, I understand the music.

I have a few questions about this. Often, there is a short speech at the beginning of a song before they start singing or playing. What are they generally saying here? Are they telling a story, or introducing each other?

For instance, on this Beatles cover song—what does Pen Ran say at the beginning?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nR7GzuebiTs

The film also mentions that in Cambodia during the 50s and 60s, they absorbed every cultural influence from abroad. Did they keep doing that after the Khmer Rouge era as well? Which foreign language is most commonly sung in today's Cambodia?

Thanks to anyone who wants to reply. Are there any other artists from the 60s that you would recommend?

Hello Everyone

I have been using Blender 3d for 7 years now, and I am currently on a journey to make my 3d aniamted film, but I can’t get any audience on YouTube or anywhere else right now. It's growing, but extremely slowly, or not at all.

So I am thinking that waiting too long might only keep pushing me back even more, and I am planning to approach the industry in our country (Cambodia)

My current level in 3D is still questionable, but I believe I can reach a professional cinematic look by 2028. I am not fully confident, but due to the progress I have made over the years, that confidence is now slowly building within me.

Any advice on how I should take my first step would be extremely helpful.

I also uploaded an animated video of my Current skill level as well

Thank you for your time. Apologies for the poor grammar

I came across a Facebook post about the credits in Marvel's Wolverine on PS5. It mentioned that songs by Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea were included, but it didn't specify which song corresponds to which soundtrack track. After checking them out, can you tell me if these two pieces sound similar to you? They sound very alike to me.😭🥺

Hi everyone!
I'm wondering if Phnom Penh has anything like a morning coffee rave - where people gather in the morning for coffee, good music (house,techno, etc.), and a chill social vibe instead of alcohol.
I've seen these becoming popular in places like Bali, Bangkok, and Europe, and I'd love to know if there's anything similar here.

I would be grateful if someone could translate it from Khmer and, if possible, provide the lyrics

Anybody else excited to see Monetrey represent Cambodia at Eurovision Asia? I'm hoping he will mix some traditional Khmer sounds/instruments during the competition.

Even small communities In the provinces there’s KTVs. Also what is the deal with that club music and club culture ? They don’t have any respect for neighbors playing loud music until 1 am or more it’s insane. I want to bring a jammer to turn it all off

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guys i really want to go to the jay park concert on dec 20, but how do i get the tickets??? i messaged the ganzberg snow facebook page, but no response so far.

Sorry for random question, but is there any Facebook group or community in Cambodia where I can find people who actively post things like Spotify family subscription plan member recruitment ? Or any other digital subscriptions. I would love to join, thanks in advance.

I hear a certain genre of electronic music everywhere where there's an event or party outdoors, and I can never find what it is. It's not typical four-to-the-floor EDM. It's more of a repeating fast-paced drum beat with heavy bassy kicks, then snares that are closer to hitting pots and pans than actual snares.

I would say closer to western D&B than house music, but not with the exact drum pattern. Some may think it sounds cheap or cartoony (but i quite like that)

I've tried searching a lot of different things with no luck.

Any ideas?

edit: it's not Vinahouse, which has a more generic 4-to-floor thing going on.

I would like to make a playlist containing one iconic, defining or most representative song for every country in the world. What would be you pick for Cambodia?

Reading the autobiography of Chantha Nguon, Slow Noodles, she mentions this was her mothers favorite song, circa 1960.

The brief description of the lyrics:

"about a boy who pines for a lovely young girl after spying her in the forest. She wears a white scarf and a shiny ring, and he never forgets her dazzling smile."

I would like identify and listen to the song, so any help would be appreciated!

I like old Cambodian songs, specifically 60s. Finding CDs of my favourites that I can get online is soo hard, impossible even cause of prices.

I would probably not be able to travel for a few years but Cambodia is on my list of countries I want to visit. I was thinking about possibly going around and buying CDs for my collection.

Stupid question but are there a lot of CD shops around Phnom penh, or elsewhere?

Who sings it and what’s the name of the song?

i really like alt rock and i never heard of or see any rock artist here

I've been living in Cambodia for the last three months and as I am a music geek I also tried to get to know Khmer music.

What I've noticed is that I find a lot of popular Khmer music really slow and rather simple from a musical standpoint. Oftentimes the rhythm is just a 4/4 rhythm (which is also true for western music). But I feel like a lot of western music has some tension and drive, especially when they're influenced by latin music. Cambodian music on the other hand seems to move at a slower pace. At the same time Khmer pop music is also veeery emotional - think "My heart will go on".

Of course that doesn't apply to all their music: musicians from the golden era such as Ros Sereysothea do have some pretty fast paced and musically exciting songs and even new artists such as VannDa like to experiment.

But still most of my colleagues (who are in their late 20s/early 30s) prefer the corny and slow love ballads that are slowly paced and have rather simple instrumentation.

Why is it that way? Does it have to do with the fact that Khmer music studios had to rebuild themselves after the Khmer rouge and didn't have the means for complicated original music? Or does it have to be with the mentality of many Cambodians that is influenced by Buddhism and a strive for harmony?

But wasn't Cambodias culture also heavily influenced by India which has (subjectively speaking) rhythmically more exciting music?

I don't want to be insulting I just want to understand why Cambodian music is the way it is.

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Sad news today of the passing of rapper RuthKo. A young talent taken far too soon.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501619497/update-police-officer-driver-involved-in-accident-that-killed-rap-star-ruthko-was-not-intoxicated-say-police/

Greetings!

I need help looking for San Phanith song of “I’m so sorry” on YouTube. It’s a cover of this of the song that I linked.

Thanks for your time.

I'm a Khmer 23F who love pop & kpop music, but recently I am so addicted to The Cambodian Space project & DENGUE FEVER which is a nostalgic Khmer rock band. For this genre of Khmer music I only know these 2 bands. May you guy recommend more of the Khmer rock band please. Thanks

(Thank for understanding my bad English)

It was taken off of spotify. Any and all help appreciated, thank you🙏

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could transcribe the song Don't Speak - YouTube in Khmer Script by Pan Ron. I don't speak Khmer & I could only find the English lyrics online, but I don't know if translating it will be accurate. Thanks!

Any hifi nerds around?

Hi, I'm looking for some Hifi shops/malls in Phnom Penh as I'm in town for a few days. Ideally second hand/vintage quality seperates (amp, floorstanding speakers, nice cables etc)

All I've found so far when walking around randomly is cheap Chinese karaoke type sets or massive JBL style club systems.

Google maps shows a Hifi shop on street 138, which was closed over the weekend, and apparently every weekday after 9am (?) Will try again early as looks promising.

Anyway, any other tips appreciated 🙏