The majority of music on this soundtrack is by Dengue Fever, but they pay tribute to some of Cambodia’s musical legends as well. There are tracks by Meas Samoun, Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea, and Khee Sokley included here. Dengue Fever also get together with Master Musicians Tep Mary, and Kong Nai for some more traditional sounds.
The result is a tremendous sampler of music. Some have called what Dengue Fever do a sort of musical Bollywood. I disagree. Bollywood takes an inherently American film language, and spins it back. But what Dengue Fever do is far more subversive. They take the lost Cambodian music of the 60’s and 70’s, which was a Bollywood excersize, and spin that whole thing back to Cambodia. It is truly fascinating stuff.
Most of all, it just flat out rocks.
Article comments
1 - Glen Boyd
You've been drinking that Cambodian ale again haven't you?
-Glen
2 - Greg Barbrick
But of course.
Greg