Alive and Kicking
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CLA at FCC –
The Mansion – pic: supplied
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The
Cambodian Living Arts
troupe (CLA)
will be performing a special
show at Doors Phnom Penh on Friday night. The
artists of CLA are
normally
found performing at the Plae
Pakaa Theatre,
within the grounds of the National Museum. The Phnom Penh-based
organisation was founded by Arn
Chorn-Pond more
than 16 years ago, to 'to
facilitate the transformation of Cambodia through the arts' (CLA Website). Productions
at Plae Pakaa
are
comprised of the
traditional Cambodian arts
of
song, dance, music-making, shadow puppetry and story-telling.
Luminaries
of CLA include legendary Chapei
Dang Weng
Master Kong Nay.
The Doors show
will present a chance to see the CLA artists give
an alternative
performance
in a
more relaxed, less formal environment – an
excellent reminder that these traditional forms are living, breathing
and growing in modern Cambodia!
Classy Guy
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Swingin'
: Seb and Euan of Kin Jazz
–
pic: www.kenedgar.com
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Euan Gray can
always be relied upon to provide
some high-quality music –
whether as a solo artist or as a member of one of his many band
projects. See him in Phnom Penh this week at Eluvium
Lounge
on Saturday evening and at Doors
on Wednesday. Euan will be breaking out the acoustic guitar and
looper pedal for his Saturday solo rooftop spot, while the Doors
gig
will require his estimable
tenor
saxophone skills - as leader of the reformed Kin
Jazz.
This
swinging quartet, comprising of Euan alongside Gabi
Faja
(piano), Seb Adnot
(upright bass) and Toma
Willen,
will be performing versions of Frank Sinatra classics. Cool!
Princess of Pop
Nikki
Nikki will be performing at (and signing a lot of autographs at)
the launch party for Java Cafe in
Tuol Kork on Sunday
afternoon. The Cambodian
singing sensation is, like her fellow Songkites
alumnus Jimmy Kiss, able to generate
hundreds of thousands of YouTube
hits with a single upload. Nikki
has seen huge success with
songs like 'Home for Dinner' and 'Mine', even crossing borders to
gain some popularity outside Cambodia (see the
video above
- from a
Thai television station).
Nikki
Nikki
will be supported at Java by
Cambodian acoustic duo Sophie
and Kanchana.
Trattoria
Bello is a
small-but-perfectly-formed restaurant situated
in the south-side area of Phnom Penh. The owners have swooped in to
claim the coveted
'open mic night near
Russian Market on a Monday
night during rainy season'
slot. The acoustic
night will be hosted by DJ
Shu (Love FM, Sharky Bar)
and guest musicians
will be asked to perform songs by The Beatles. If
the Trattoria night
becomes a regular thing, it will once again become possible to go to
an open mic in Phnom Penh on every night from Sunday to Thursday.
Check the regular gigs section of
Leng Pleng for
more details.
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great things can
happen at an open mic night – pic: www.kenedgar.com
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Whatever you're up to over the next few days, stay safe out there
and... see you around the traps!
Joe
Wrigley
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