Saturday, May 24, 2008

Song and dance...soul and body

Cambodians love music and dancing...especially karaoke style! There are hundreds of little karaoke places all over the city. Many people have karaoke machines in their houses, and they often buy karaoke VCDs rather than the usual audio CDs. They don't necessarily have a lot of training in music, but their singing and dancing (in all forms or styles) is very much a part of their culture. You can hear music floating from houses and businesses of all kinds as you ride down the street and it claims a significant role in almost all important and popular events here. I have included a picture of some young adult members doing a little hip-hop at a church activity, and of one of our friends singing at a traditional wedding. The video clip is of a band playing at the night market here in Phnom Penh.

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