The “Emperor” of Khmer music, Sin Si Samuth, was born in 1932. He was an integral element of the Cambodian pop scene in Phnom Penh, along with other musicians such as ‘The Golden Voice of the Golden Capital” Ros Serey Sothea, and second lady Pan Ron. Fusing western influences with traditional Cambodian music, Si Samuth created a sort of synthetic mix of Khmer-garagey-psychadelic rock and roll.
Si Samuth and Ron are widely accepted to have been killed off in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. Sothea, for her part, ‘disappeared’ in 1978, presumably another victim of the regime.
From Ros Sereysothea
From Pan Ron
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