Arts and media

Creators

Khmer and Cambodian diaspora writers, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, chefs and artists.

Watercolor of an artist studio with an easel, a film camera, a chapei lute and a typewriter
Illustration inspired by an arts school in Battambang.

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Loung Ung

A Cambodian American memoirist and activist whose trilogy traces survival under the Khmer Rouge and life afterward in the United States.

Chef Nak

A Cambodian chef and culinary author who documents Khmer home and royal cooking.

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6 creators

Educator, Master practitioner

Kong Nay គង់ ណៃ

Cambodia

Cambodian chapei dang veng master singer and teacher recognised as a national living human treasure.

Composer, Musician

Laura Mam ឡូរ៉ា ទេវរី ម៉ម

Cambodia

Laura Mam is a Cambodian American singer-songwriter and producer who founded Baramey Production in Cambodia.

Educator, Musician

Patrick Kersalé

Cambodia

French ethnomusicologist whose Sounds of Angkor project reconstructs Khmer instruments documented in temple reliefs.

Filmmaker, Musician

Sok Visal

Cambodia

Sok Visal is a Phnom Penh-based director and music producer who founded the label KlapYaHandz and the production company 802AD Films.

Ensemble, Musician

The Cambodian Space Project

Cambodia

The Cambodian Space Project is a Cambodian psychedelic rock band formed in Phnom Penh in 2009.

Composer, Musician

VannDa វណ្ណដា

Cambodia

VannDa is a Cambodian rapper, singer and producer whose work blends hip hop with traditional Khmer music.

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