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| Japan Guitar Shop and Cafe |
Leng
Pleng is always
pleased to hear about new scenes and new venues springing up in Phnom
Penh. Tonight (Thursday), Takeshi
Yamamuchi will host
an open jam session at the Japan
Guitar Shop and Cafe (also
known as 'Duke's Bar') near Russian market. Mr. Yamamuchi is a jazz
guitarist but will welcome players of any style, with free drinks
offered to those who take part in the jam.
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Kampot
Playboys are in Siem Reap for Chub Met festival.
pic:
Arttu Karpannen/Banyan Tree Kampot
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The
Kampot Playboys will
play Laundry Bar
in Siem Reap on Friday night. The gig will be their second-ever
Angkor show, following a raucous set at Krung
Meas last (Wednesday)
night in the 'Khmer Pub Street' area of the city. The Kampot quintet
impressed the Cambodian audience with their full-throttle fusion of
Khmer and Western rock. One of the more virtuosic members of the band
is the 'Jimi Hendrix of the Tro' - Bong Nyet. A man of few words off
the stage, he is an astounding lead player during every Playboys
performance - extracting seemingly impossible melodic lines from the
humble 'Khmer Violin'. The stage is set for a great party at Laundry
on Friday.
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The Kampot Playboys show is part of the ongoing Dontrey Chub Met music festival in Siem Reap. The festival will culminate with a gala concert on Saturday, set to take place at the Old Stadium on Charles de Gaulle boulevard. The six-hour show will feature an extremely rare Cambodian performance by Khmer Surin singer Khong Khoy and a unique collaboration between a Cambodian national treasure - Master Kong Nay - and visiting Norwegian musician Amund Maarud. Master Kong Nay has recently 'gone electric' - having pick-ups fitted to his Chapei Dong Weng instrument at 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap. Ace blues guitarist Amund convened with him there to cut some tracks for a forthcoming recording release. Hear a premiere performance of their exciting joint work at the Dontrey Chub Met festival this Saturday. Check the festival website for full schedule details.
In
Phnom Penh on Saturday, the group of bars situated in Bassac
Lanes will host a
performance by Bob
Passion & The Schkoots.
The diminutive Bob is a French punk with boundless energy and an
obvious love for the hard-rocking brand of guitar music that he
purveys around South-East Asia. He is more than ably-assisted by the
'tight and loud' drumming style of Jan
'Professor Kinski' Mueller
and the dexterous, driving bass of Ben
Schkoot. Check out
the above video clip for a preview of the band's recent foray into
the recording studio.
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| Clay George plays The Exchange every Sunday |
Canadian
singer-songwriter Clay
George will continue
his weekly residency at The
Exchange on Sunday
afternoon. The salubrious surroundings are a good fit for the
always-immaculately-dressed George. Like his tailor-made suits,
Clay's singing and guitar playing are always of the best standard.
Check out Leng
Pleng's Q&A
with Clay George
here. You can
also see the singer perform at Farm
to Table on Friday
night.
Whatever you're up to over the next few days... stay safe out there and... see you around the traps!
JOE WRIGLEY
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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