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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"Celebrate Cambodia: Khmer Festival and Wedding Music"

Track Listing

101	Khse Diev (One-String Plucked Instrument)	Khse diev player	03:11
102	Phlom Slek (blown leaf)	Phlom slek (blown leaf) player	03:32
103	Krom Phleng Khmer (khmer ensemble music)	Krom phleng khmer (ensemble)	05:15
104	Hom Rong (Overture to wedding ceremony)	Krom phleng kar (ensemble)	02:52
105	Chhayam (percussion ensemble)	Chayyam (percussion ensemble)	06:22
106	Krom Phleng Pinpeat (ensemble)	Krom phleng pinpeat (ensemble) - Royal Palace musicians	02:07
107	Mohori (ensemble)	Mohori (ensemble) - Royal Palace musicians	05:19
108	Krom Phleng Pinpeat (1)	Royal Palace musicians	04:11
109	Krom Phleng Pinpeat (2)	Royal Palace musicians	06:56