Friday, April 13, 2012

Origin of Trot and its various interpretations

Origin of Trot

In the 1920s, a group of Samreh people (KI-Media Note: According to history, Trasak Pa'em, the ancestor of the current Khmer dynasty belonged to the Samreh people) came from the north to perform in Angkor Wat for the contemporary king of Cambodia (KI-Media Note: King Sisowath reigned from 1904 to 1927). Their performance of the traditional "trot" music and dance were so well received that the tribal folk were invited to come and live around the temple complex so the king could see them whenever he wanted.

Neang Meo interpreted by a troupe from Siem Reap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cNOSMdRijU

Various Trot interpretations

From Surin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2snVpE3RI

From the 60s (Sihanouk's film: Shadow over Angkor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qal3AO6phn4

From Takeo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymC0pl5k5I

A Christian version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7buQLs1rik

From Long Beach, California:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTL4sMefZ_c

From Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJHam8h0SBI

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank all Khmer everywhere keeping their own robam trot.
Let the precious robam trot last
forever.

Anonymous said...

All Khmers,

Robam Trot with whole elements represent a CHARRIOT (or ROTESS in Khmer).

Sithan