Extreme Khmer 14: Surin Kantreum

Ta Frank returns to the land of the "Northern Khmer" to interview the legendary Kantreum singer Nam Pheung Muang Surin. Be sure to check out the full-length live versions of several of the songs featured in this episode, both on YouTube and in the "Ephemera" section of studykhmer.com.

Kantreum "Arapiyaa" by Nam Pheung Muang Surin

This is from a live concert in Surin in August, 2007...the great traditional Kantreum singer Nam Pheung Muang Surin actually makes the usually pedestrian and stiff central Khmer favorite "Arapiyaa" ROCK!

Spirit Posession song by Nam Pheung Muang Surin

This is from a live concert in August, 2007...the great traditional Kantreum singer Nam Pheung and her young students perform a song about spirit possession...danced quite convincingly by one of her students!

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Extreme Khmer (Khmer Kray-leng) Episode 1 Video Podcast

An video podcast about Khmer Surin by Ta Frank (Grandpa Frank Smith), an American (Ta Baraing) who is fluent in Khmer.

Each month Ta Frank's crack team of wacky reporters takes you into the heart of Khmer culture on the highways and byways of Southeast Asia. Extreme Khmer is a video podcast done entirely in Khmer and intended for students who have completed at least one year of university-level Khmer study.

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For additional information about Ta Frank, please visit his website at:

http://studykhmer.com