By Nuch Sarita, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington
27 February 2008
Spotlight, an Asian arts festival that includes performances from a wide array of artists, will wind up eight days of performances in Cambodia Friday, organizers said.
The Spotlight festival includes performances, exhibitions, film, music and visual arts, including work from disabled artists.
Kong Nay, a blind chapei player often compared to US musician Ray Charles, played the opening event, which seeks to showcase the talent and diversity of many Asian artists.
The festival included a parade, with floats, motorcycle taxis and carriages, wheelchairs, cyclos and others.
The Spotlight festival includes performances, exhibitions, film, music and visual arts, including work from disabled artists.
Kong Nay, a blind chapei player often compared to US musician Ray Charles, played the opening event, which seeks to showcase the talent and diversity of many Asian artists.
The festival included a parade, with floats, motorcycle taxis and carriages, wheelchairs, cyclos and others.
2 comments:
i hope mr. kong nay helps to train the younger generation his chapey skill. by the way, i love the sound of cambodia's pleng pinpeit (you know, the kind of music they play at the royal palace or at the pagoda(wat)all across cambodia during the time of holiday celebration).
you got to love cambodia. it is so rich in arts and music, poems, literature, folklores, etc... i hope cambodia will experience a renaissance, soon!
Great man! keep up the Khmer's soul. We are proud of you. I wish we can do the same in the USA, set up an agency or middle man to bring this guy around see he can invest for himself and value khmer's soul.
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