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Away from Beloved Lover: A Musical Journey Through Cambodia

Away from Beloved Lover: A Musical Journey Through Cambodia

Peyok, Dee

Paperback

Pop/RockSoutheast Asian HistoryWorld Music

Publisher Price: $20.99

ISBN10: 1783787112
ISBN13: 9781783787111
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: Oct 1 2024
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

A journey through Cambodia to the soundtrack of its lost rock'n'roll.

In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonization, Cambodia had gained its independence and was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan capital city of Phnom Penh. Teenagers cycled along the Mekong River, guitars slung across their backs, on their way to rehearse Khmer covers of The Beatles or Pink Floyd. The city was a melting pot of sound: old fashioned rock'n'roll, early heavy metal, crooners and swooners and love duets. The music stopped on 17th April 1975: the Khmer Rouge army captured Phnom Penh, ending the civil war and beginning the genocide. Around 90% of the musicians died in the killing fields. But a few fled, to the US or France, taking what remained of their music with them.

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