Cambodian Mystique | en

Srey Thy, The Cambodian Space Project's lead singer was born into war and poverty. Thy spent the first 10 years of her life moving about the frontlines of conflict (post Pol Pot) with her father, a tank driver, and has never had the opportunity to go to school. She has an enormous repertoire of songs, mostly memorized and improvises many of her vocals. Today, Thy is at the forefront of a revival of Khmer rock'n'roll, she writes original and witty lyrics in the style of the Chapei masters such as Kong Nay (also her teacher and recruited to record for...

Now this is an obscure compilation! I'm sure this music has an interesting story, but the liner notes are puzzling to say the least. From what I can gather, someone (the identity of this person is revealed on the comp Love, Peace and Peotry: Asian Psychedelic Music and not here, for some odd reason) was traveling with a friend through Cambodia (it is not explained when or for what purpose) and bought several cassette tapes. Later, "my hosts at the guest house" (yes, of course, the guest house—that sounds crebible enough) explained to the traveler that he had purchased tapes...

Not to be confused with British R&B girl group Mis-teeq 1. A Greek pop / modern laika girl group consisting of three females: Ελένη Φουρέιρα, Αλκμήνη Χατζηγιάννη & Μαρία Μακρή. They released their debut album "Μαζί" (Together) in 2008 which includes their first cd-single "Σ' άλλη σελίδα" and their only hit to date "(Μη κάνεις πως) δε θυμάσαι (feat. Νέβμα)". 2. A Melodic heavy metal/traditional heavy metal / hard Rock band from Canada (Hamilton, Ontario). Last known line up : Ray Dauria - Vocals / Dave Dragos - Guitar / Mark Arbour - Bass / Vic Barreira - Keyboards /...