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| I was expecting this... pic: Blog of Lone |
Perhaps I'm missing
something but... is Phnom Penh not supposed to be empty this weekend?
The Pchum Ben holiday
normally entails a quiet time for gigs in the city... but there are
actually plenty of really cool live music and DJ parties happening
over the next few days. Check out the Leng
Pleng Weekly Gig Guide
for
all the latest tips.
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| pic: Swing Brosse System |
Swing Brosse System
are a group of young musicians
from France. They share a
love for 'Jazz Manouche' or 'Gypsy Jazz' performed on guitars,
acoustic bass, trombone, saxophone and clarinet. Sharky
Bar
Phnom
Penh will
be welcoming the Swing Brosse family for a special gig this Friday
night. Esther,
Rachel, Odenson and
Sacha Laurent
are all in their teens
or pre-teens – which makes their precocious collective talent all
the more impressive. Swing
Brosse are,
already, experienced international festival performers.
Check
out the video below for a sample.
Something
really 'out there' and interesting will be taking place on the
rooftop of Bo
Deng (the 'white building') on
Saturday afternoon. Saphy 'Lafidki'
Vong let us know about an event featuring Beijing-based
musician
and poet
Yan Jun
[http://www.yanjun.org/].
The
interactive
musical performance
is a new edition of Yan Jun's 'Noise Hypnotizing Project'. Bring your
headphones to participate
in 'a
sonic experience of rich, high frequency sound... The sound is
improvised with and responsive to the sound of the environment and
audience's movement.'
- Leng Pleng
is not exactly sure what this sonic experience will entail... but it
sounds pretty cool!
Later
on Saturday, The
Kampot Playboys
will
perform for the first time at FCC
– The Mansion
in
Phnom Penh. Regular readers of Leng Pleng
will be aware of our long-standing appreciation of this very cool
bunch of genre-bending Khmer fusionistas. If
you haven't already heard the Playboys'
unique mix of Khmer language vocals with psychedelic-rock grooves,
folky accordion... and a
virtuoso
tro ('Khmer violin') player who sounds like the Cambodian cousin of
Jimi Hendrix... check out their Soundcloud
page.
The Kampot Playboys
will
be back in their hometown on Sunday for a special re-launch party gig
at Khmer River
Bungalows.
As covered in last
week's wrap, a really cool event will be taking place at The Rock
this Saturday night - the first ever Phnom Penh Reggae Festival.
Live music and DJs are scheduled to commence at 8pm, with Macky
Banton headlining a roster of
artists including DJ Bree,
MC Kaztet Dee, DJ
Proff and Vibratone.
Check the Facebook
event page for details on how to get tickets.
Check
out the newly-released music
video below by U.S.-based
singer Savy. Born
in Battambang, Cambodia,
Savy has performed at
the last two Cambodian Music Festival
events in California. Hopefully,
it won't be too long before the singer of
'All
It Takes' performs
for us here in
the Kingdom of Wonder!
Whatever you are up to over the Pchum
Ben holidays, take it easy, stay
safe out there and... see you around the traps!
Joe Wrigley
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