Phnom Penh: In The Groove
Get
ready for some serious bass-bin shaking in Phnom Penh this weekend as
a host of heavy hip-hop and reggae artists prepare to rock the
city...
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Dub Addiction
will stage
the big show of the weekend at FCC
– The Mansion on
Saturday night. The al
fresco
venue was packed from wall-to-wall
at
last month's Astronomy
Class
gig
and
something similar might be expected this weekend.
The
six regular members of Dub
Addiction hail
from
a
variety of countries, including
Cambodia
(Jimmy Kiss, Chhen Chantrea,
Yang
Pov), Germany
(Professor
Kinski) and
France (Seb
Adnot, Toma Willen).
There
will also be special
guests appearing
at
the Mansion
show,
who
will
include American singer Lab
Orer.
Read
the recent Leng Pleng Q&A
to
find out more about Dub
Addiction and
their fantastic new album, Khmer
Dub Empire.
Check out the band's latest music video below and click the link at
the right-hand side of this page to download Khmer
Dub Empire.
The
reggae-dance vibe will continue later
on Saturday at D-Club
when
Wat
a Gwaan
and Phnom
Penh Underground DJs
and MCs
ramp
up the energy levels and the beats-per-minute count with a hectic
ragga, drum'n'bass and dubstep session.
Also
on Saturday, Nova
club will
welcome
international hip-hop artist Ashton
'The
Kid Famous'
Bishop
to
Phnom Penh. The
Toronto-based
writer and rapper
describes
himself as 'what
would happen if you mixed Kanye West with Eminem, coordinated by
Fabolous’ stylist...'.
Check
out a great track called 'Next Year' in the video below and find out
more about The Kid
Famous
via his website.
Back to Baroque
Meta
House
continue their series of classical music
concerts
with a piano recital by Alberto
Firrincieli
this
Sunday evening. The pianist is an expert in the Baroque period of
music of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His performance at Meta
House
will feature works by composers Frescobaldi
Scarlatti,
Soler and Bach. The
presentation of live
music performances
is just one of the great things that
happen
on a
regular
basis at Meta
House.
The
German-Cambodian
Cultural Center
often
stages three or more events every
day - ranging
from film
screenings to art exhibitions to DJ
club nights. Go to the Meta
Housewebsite to find out what’s
going on, and don't forget to
get
a full idea of what is happening in
the Cambodian arts scene via our sister website, Kumnooh.
Best of France
Doors
Phnom Penh will
present
two choice jazz gigs this week with the Sylvie
Izzo Trio
performing on Tuesday and Anne
Evenou
singing on Wednesday night. Kae
'Sylvie' Lhassan is
a well-known and much-loved voice in Cambodia
and
Anne
Evenou
is
a successful
singer in China. Both performers
are originally from France and both are absolutely superb jazz
singers.
Doors impresario
Gabi Faja
has called up the finest players in Phnom Penh for these concerts
– Sebastien Adnot (upright
bass) and
Gabi himself (piano) back Sylvie on Tuesday, while famous duo Ritchy
Boisson
(drums) and Phil
Javelle
(keys) are reunited on Wednesday.
Have a listen to Anne
Evenou
in the video below.
Leng Pleng will
leave you with a quick reminder about a singing workshop taking place
at the Links
music store over the next few days. U.S. star Everywhr
will cover singing
basics, song-writing, stage presence and studio singing. The workshop
starts today (Thursday). Contact Links
directly
for
more information: 093 80 13 80.
Whatever you're up
to this week, stay safe out there and... see you around the traps!
JOE WRIGLEY
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JOE WRIGLEY
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