Saturday, 27 April 2013

Golden memories . . . អនុស្សាវរីយ៍មាស . . .

Tourist song : Somros Sekong [Stung Treng River Sekong Mekong Preah Nimith Dolphins...]

Romdoul dorng stung songke - Sinn Sisamouth

Rous Sneah Odom- Keo Chan Somphoss & Ek Side

'The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.'

-Pablo Picasso

Chhouk Boeung - Keo Chan Somphoss

'The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.'

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Keo Chan Somphors

‘If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.’

-Anais Nin

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The long tragedy of Cham history

“The process [‘Nam Tien’ or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by Léopold Cadière in 1911: “As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and “planting the bamboo” – the hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages – or by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues.” In short, there was no room left for the Chams.”