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Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces

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Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces

Traditional Cambodian music can be heard at a number of occasions — for example, spiritual rites, weddings, Buddhist festivals, and performances of shadow theatre (a kind of shadow puppetry). In Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1, the Phleng Khmer Ensemble and Pinpeat Ensemble play instruments such as the khse diev (one–string lute), phlom slek (“blow leaf”), pai–ar (bamboo flute), chhing (hand cymbals), and skor arak (small drum). The musicians improvise words and vocables around an underlying structure and follow their fellow performers to create complex layers of rhythm.


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Track Listing

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Khse diev (String single [instrument]) Monochord lute solo 03:11
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Phlom slek (Blow leaf) Blown leaf solo 03:32
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Krom phleng khmer Khmer male singer with Krom Phleng Khmer (ensemble) 05:15
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Krom phleng kar: Hom rong (Overture to Wedding Ceremony) Krom Phleng Kar 02:52
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Chhayam (Percussion ensemble) Chayyam percussion ensemble with male vocals 06:22
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Krom phleng pinpeat Musicians of the Royal Palace 02:07
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Mohori Mohori musicians of the Royal Palace 05:19
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Krom phleng pinpeat Musicians of the Royal Palace 04:11
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Krom phleng pinpeat Musicians of the Royal Palace 06:56