Music, whose Khmer word “phleng” comes from“leng” and means “to have fun” “to play”, is a preponderant art, an important vector of culture and social cohesion for all the inhabitants of the Kingdom, punctuating the daily life of each one in multiple forms.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
As certain scenes on the walls of Angkor's temples attest, music has been a part of Khmer daily life since ancient times.
In Cambodia, it takes on a magical aspect, allowing the accomplishment of certain rituals of possession, such as Arek music, spiritual, accompanying religious ceremonies, funerals or weddings, or even entertainment, such as Mohaori music. , within the walls of the Royal Palace or improvised by popular and folk music orchestras in the countryside.
All the knowledge of this music is transmitted orally from master to student.
Although the war saw the disappearance of many masters and seasoned players seriously undermining the practice of these different forms of music, traditional music nevertheless remains at the heart of Khmer society, immutably punctuating the main events of life. Cambodians.
MODERN MUSIC
How not to evoke the myriad of variety songs produced locally, which resonate in all the karaokes of the kingdom, carried by a number of freshies raised to the rank of national stars for a few songs, and which are often inspired by musical productions from Japan, from Korea - also extremely popular in Cambodia for its romantic television series.
Many songs looping over the television screens of restaurants and cafes are simple covers of Vietnamese or Thai hits reinterpreted in Khmer.
In recent years, hip-hop, which is also very popular in local clubs, has been developing in the Khmer language.
Finally, it would be inconceivable not to mention "the Emperor of Khmer song" Sin Sisamouth, who disappeared during the Khmer Rouge regime, who, with Ros Serey Sothea, still represents the whole golden age of Cambodia in the 1960s and remains the leader of a Khmer variety with poetic texts.
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