Sveriges mest populära poddar
Bureau of Lost Culture

The Lost World of Cambodian Rock ’n’ Roll

1 tim7 februari 2023
*In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonisation, Cambodia was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan capital city of Phnom Penh. The city was a melting pot of sound: old fashioned rock’n’roll, early heavy metal, crooners and swooners and love duets.    *Then on 17th April 1975, the music stopped. the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh and began a genocide. Around 90% of the musicians died in the killing fields.  

*DEE PEYOK joins us to talk about 'Away From Beloved Lover'(Granta), her extraordinary book detailing the lost world of amazing music that flourished between 1955 and 1970 in Cambodia.  

*And we hear of Dee’s own journey - an extraordinary odyssey into the heart of darkness -  and light -  in search of this lost world.

For more on Away From Beloved Lover: https://granta.com/products/away-from-beloved-lover/

For The Bureau of Lost Culture: www.bureauoflostculture.com

#Cambodia #KhmerRouge, #Sinsisamouth, #DeePayok, #PhnomPenh, #killingfields, #surfrock, #censorship, #Cambodiarocks, #Vietcong,  #genocide #vietnamwar

 

Fler avsnitt av Bureau of Lost Culture

Visa alla avsnitt av Bureau of Lost Culture

Bureau of Lost Culture med Stephen Coates finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.