a little taste of our sound mix from Asia…before getting the opportunity to listen to the all creations !
Here is the teaser of our sound trip in Asia!
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Cambodia : yesterday and nowdays
Cambodia commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Red Khmers in Phnom Penh; after 5 years of civil war and American attacks, the Khmer people lives in terror.
This man gets 270,000 riels as a monthly pension ( about 68 euros) and mainly by the solidarity of the monastery, a real social place; that’s where we met. Happy to speak in French, a language which became a symbol of freedom… the language he could use before the Pol Pot regime.
He evokes this dark period, discusses the persecution of religious, buddhist temples that were used as stables.
Now, the « rich of the Capital » are the ones who built temples. He fears the communist regimes still present in Vietnam and Laos, he is afraid that young Khmers forget history preferring going out and drinking…
Laeng Ruk Waterfall in Mondulkiri
4 minutes to listen to nature in Mondulkiri
Sound of locusts in the Mondolkiri province
In this North east region of Cambodia, the forest is exploited for food crops; a morning walk in the trails gave us a great opportunity to record sounds.
Wake up in the forest.
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Wedding music in Cambodia
Wedding is very important for Cambodian society and is shared by the community.
During few days, the family of the bride receive visitors in music…all day long and during the night.
Tro khmer and khim from Cambodia
The tro khmer is a traditional bowed string instrument from Cambodia. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one or two string. You can listen to this instrument in Siam Rep and Batambang provinces.
The khim is a hammered dulcimer from Thailand and Cambodia. It is made of wood and trapezoidal in shape, with brass strings that are laid across the instrument.
Traditional Khmer music near Angkor wat
Near the Angkor temples, a traditional music band…listen to emotions.
Mind is like a monkey!
Why controling his thoughts and working on Buddha’s teachings? A meeting with a Buddhist monk in Phnom Penh in the monastery of Ounalom, center of Buddhism in Cambodia in which lives the head of the Cambodian Buddhist congregation. Wat Ounalom keeps a relic of the Buddha, an eyelash, and is the training center for Buddhist monks.
Tuk tuk, Mister!
Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia; follow us in this nice city: its charming inhabitants, its markets, its river the Mekong…and for sure its traffic!
A french-cambodian song …
We met lovely guys spending their afternoon having fun in the capital city, in a small street where every body know each other, where friendship is so important! They were singing a song in French when we passed by so « cheers, more beers! »
