Excellent compilation of 60s Khmer rock 'n' roll. Mixture of western covers (If you're Going to San Francisco) and Khmer rootsy ramvong hits. 17 tracks.

Rootsy Khmer classics from Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea and Pan Ron, tastefully remixed. 18 tracks.


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20 tracks of mostly the female vocalists Pan Ron and Ros Sereysothea, mixture of upbeat and slower tunes, great mix of Cambodian and Western influences on this one.

Quite brilliant compilation of evocative recordings of Khmer music from the 60s. Rock 'n' roll, psychedlia, and more traditional songs.


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Sinn Sisamouth is acknowledged as Cambodia's greatest ever singer. He was born in 1933 in Stung Treng Province. Originally he pursued a career in medicine in Phnom Penh before getting increasingly involved in music as a singer and composer. After Cambodian independence in 1953 he joined the National Radio of Cambodia as a daily singer, where he soon became a massive star. At the Queen's request he joined the National Royal Band in 1956, where he focused on court music. He later studied music in China, after which he composed songs with Chinese instruments, then in 1961 he went to France and brought back popular songs which he converted into a Khmer style. From 1962 King Sihanouk decided to focus Samouth's interest on indigenous Khmer music and he was sent to Indonesia and India to introduce Cambodia performing arts, another experience that he would integrate into his own compositions. In the following years he wrote countless hit songs. He served under King Sihanouk for fourteen years until 1970 when a coup d'etat forced him to join the RAK (Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea). He later served the Khmer Republic as a Major General. In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge troops moved into Phnom Penh Samouth fled in the forced evacuation. He decided to return to Phnom Penh but was never heard of again. It is believed he was executed in 1976 by the Khmer Rouge. He is now considered the King of Cambodian music. Excellent 15 track sampler of Cambodian roots and rock 'n' roll, some duets and some solo.

Although Ros Sereysothea is considered such a legend details on her life are sketchy at best. From a poor family she was born Ros Sothea in the village of Battambong. She sung with her family band playing traditional music and soon garnered a reputation for her amazing voice. Together with her brother Serey she traveled to Phnom Penh to seek her fortune in the burgeoning music scene. Sothea was an instant hit, captivating any audience that saw her. She started to record for a record label and took the name of Ros Sereysothea. The King gave her the title 'Preah Rheich Teany Somlang Meas' or Golden Voice of the Royal Capital. Despite an unhappy personal life, she continued her career until the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975. She was forced to live in a camp and when her identity was discovered was assigned to sing propaganda songs of the new regime. She was forced to marry an assistant of Pol Pot and not long after disappeared, never to be heard of again. It is believed she was killed in the ensuing genocide. She had an electrifying voice and is revered today as the diva of Cambodian music. Wonderful CD of recordings from Sisamouth and Seresothea. Mostly, very funky Cambodian hits with a couple of western covers and even the Latin influenced Espanola, a Cambodian cha-cha-cha complete with bolero style trumpet. Fantastic.


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Brilliant evocative recordings from Sisamouth and Sereysothea, rock 'n' roll, psychedelia, and rootsy. Solo and duet recordings. Listen to Seresothea on the sound sample.

Another superb compilation of the best pre-Khmer Rouge singers in Cambodia who in the 60s and 70s produced some of the world's funkiest music, combining Cambodian roots with Western rock 'n' roll, psychedelia and even Latin and other world influences. Pan Ron is considered nearly the equal of Ros Sereysothea, although she has quite a distinctive voice, being influenced by Indian music.This album has a particularly nice blend of traditional and modern tunes.


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Cracking album of slow tunes and faster rock 'n' roll with a psychedelic twist.

Superb album of mostly Cambodian traditional material, evocative and beautiful.


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Great collection including a cover of A Whiter Shade of Pale that you can listen to on the sound sample.

Funky, psychedelic covers and original Cambodian tunes (even some English singing on this one) plus cha-cha-cha and other Latin rhythms added into the mix. Fantastic.


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A bit different to some of the other collections, mostly laid back, traditional sounding tunes but with the out of the ordinary one thrown in too.

Old tunes, but this one has had a drum machine added to it. It blends quite well, but isn't for purists.


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More older recordings with added drums and keyboards but done quite tastefully. Many have a Latin feel.

Superb album of cha-cha-cha, mambo, and the title track is actually Love You More than I Can Say, (Bobby Vee, 1961) also a hit in the UK for..Leo Sayer! That's the sound sample.


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More swirling 60s Cambodian pop, mostly slow, traditional sounding tunes.

Brilliant album of old tunes this one has added instrumentation of guitars, bass and sax.


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Greatest hits with from the three greatest singers with added instrumentation.

Classic recordings from the late 1960s and 70s of Khmer roots country music. Meas Samoun is Cambodia's first comic singer. His songs would often feature a character in comical situations. His regular female duet partners were Pan Ron and So Savouen. This superb CD takes us on a trawl of some of his best songs. Great fun. 14 tracks.


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Fantastic swirling psychedelic roots pop Khmer songs from the 1960s and 70s sung by another star from the period, generally considered the golden age of Cambodian music. Before the Khmer Rouge, musicians would travel to the west and bring back influences from the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and anyone else who took their fancy. The result is a kind of Khmer surf, rock n' roll. Essential.

Greatest Hits from the greatest Cambodian singers, solo and duets, mixture of pop and more rootsy songs. 13 tracks.


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Another excellent compilation of greatest hits, nice mix of fast and slow, solo and duets.

14 tracks of mostly laid back tunes from the two greats of Cambodian music, with some added instrumention which nevertheless keeps to the original feel.


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More greatest hits from the 60s, with added instrumentation.

Volume 5 in this series, features Sinn Sismamouth and female singers Ros Sereysothea and Pan Ron. 14 tracks.


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14 duet tracks of psychedelic 60s Khmer pop. Essential.

More laid back Khmer sounds, solo and duets from the two greats.


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Very rootsy sounding recordings, with added instrumentation.

Rootsy, bluesy sounding solos and duets.


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Some more wonderful bluesy sounding traditional tunes.

Smoochy and upbeat numbers from Sinn Sisamouth and friends.


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Brilliant classic tracks from the Cambodian comedy king in duet and solo. Rootsy and soulful.

Most tracks are of the rootsy, traditional sounding, with others more contemporary slow tunes.


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Brilliant album of Khmer rock 'n' roll, slow songs, traditional tunes and even a cover of Sealed with a Kiss.