Cambodian Cassette Archives 1: Khmer Folk

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sublime Frequencies
• ASIN: B0002IQLA8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,300 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Cambodia

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon's Title doesn't say it all, July 13, 2004

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Bill Earle (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cambodian Cassette Archives 1: Khmer Folk (Audio CD)

The full title is "...Folk & POP". This CD is all Cambodian Rock/Pop music, from the 60's &70's plus some more recent pop which thankfully retains the spirit and flavor of the older stuff. If you like vintage Bollywood, or the 70's Ethiopiques releases you needn't hesitate. This CD is another find for hunters of exotic or quirky fun music. The whole Sublime Frequencies series is excellent, with only a couple of discs that are merely 4 Star, this is one of thier best. The CD is also beautifully illustrated with artwork from the original cassettes. In addition to this disc, there is a seeminly out of print CD titled "Cambodian Rocks" which is even wilder than this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 Tracks, February 11, 2008

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Benjamin Haas (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cambodian Cassette Archives 1: Khmer Folk (Audio CD)

Sounds great for having been pulled together from a library's aging casette collection.

There are twenty tracks on this cd, not just the eight listed. The remaining twelve are intermingled Unknown tracks - though they're just as good as the ones identified.

The liner notes mention "tracks 4, 5, 8, 11, 12 & 20 were recorded in Cambodia between the mid 1960s and early 1970s." I guess this implies the remaining tracks are more recent - though this does not diminish anything, the disc feels coherent.