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.

A place to begin

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.

Find a creator

Search by name, and narrow by role or country.

12 creators

Musician

Amara Goel

Cambodian American classically trained soprano and founder and host of The Threaded Path, a podcast about Cambodian artists and memory.

Musician

Bochan

United States

Bochan is a Cambodian American singer-songwriter based in Oakland, California.

Ensemble, Musician

Dengue Fever

United States

Dengue Fever is a Los Angeles band that performs Cambodian rock and pop alongside original songs.

Content creator, Musician

Hella Chluy

United States

Cambodian American comedian, musician and content creator known for parody songs and comedy about Cambodian American life.

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

praCh Ly

United States

praCh Ly is a Khmer American rapper and producer who co-founded the Cambodia Town Film Festival.

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.

Author, Educator

Sokunthary Svay

United States

Khmer American poet, librettist and scholar who co-founded the Cambodian American Literary Arts Association.

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.

Want every filter?

Browse all creators

Help this guide grow

KhmerConnection is a community-edited wiki. Add a missing listing, correct a detail or share a source.

This page was last edited on 2 October 2026, at 01:35.