Khmers At 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

By Deborah Jowitt Tuesday, Jul 6 2010

For centuries, Cambodian court dancers by the hundreds lived as the king's private all-female dance troupe—the little, pretty ones playing the women, the taller, stronger- ... Read More

Granted, the article below is old.

I am just pleased to see its focus is on reviving Khmer cinema -- an area which I am a big fan. With that in mind, I like many other Khmer film makers would love to return to our motherland and offer a helping hand in reviving the film industry. I know our Khmer people are genetically gifted in the creative field as seen on Angkor Wat walls and ancient sculptures and statues our ancestors left behind to remind us of who we are and who we wil ... Read More

With their thudding alternative rock music, jerky dance moves and fancy hairstyles, it might have been difficult to tell what country the musicians playing at T&C on Monivong Boulevard last weekend were from. Thailand? South Korea? Japan?

None of the above.They were a group of five young Cambodians who one year ago formed their own band called Cartoon eMo with a commitment – rare in this country – to w ... Read More