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Cambodian Association Gala with Live Music
Cambodian Association Gala with Live Music
Date Posted: July 01 2010
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The Cambodian Association of Illinois announces the gala opening of a photo exhibit, Living Arts of Cambodia or “Selepak Amatak Kampuchea”. Photographs and musical transcriptions will be on public display at the Cambodian Museum from July 9th through December 2010.
“Selepak Amatak Kampuchea” illustrates the relationship between the aging masters of traditional Khmer music and the young pupils who dedicate their lives to studying, performing and recording Cambodia’s endangered traditional music.
David Young and Dan Schwarzlose, the exhibition’s co-producers note that “Cambodia’s traditional arts and music are truly breathtaking, recalling an ancient culture thousands of years older than the greatest works of the western tradition. The exhibition is about honoring the country’s few remaining masters as they pass the torch to a new generation of aspiring masters.”
The opening reception will consist of live musical performances, Khmer food, Khmer handicrafts, and traditional dance. Musical performances will feature David Young and Ouch Savy. Ouch Savy is the protégé of legendary Master Kong Nai, with whom she has toured England, Australia and New Zealand, and performed with Peter Gabriel. A gifted and soulful singer, she accompanies herself on the chapei, a long-necked Cambodian guitar with two strings and a Southern, bluesy sound.
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About the Cambodian American Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
Located at 2831 West Lawrence Ave in Albany Park, Cambodian American Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial (CAHM) is the first of its kind in the US. CAHM features Cambodian arts and its socio-cultural history; advocates for genocide education and awareness and promotes healing through the arts for survivors through exhibitions, performing and fine arts and self-expression. Featured in the museum is the Wall of Remembrance, a permanent memorial to the two million Cambodians lost during the Killing Fields (1975-1979) as well as a community and children’s gallery to promote the work of local artists, schools and children/youth.
Among the museum’s accomplishments, we have welcomed over 7,500 visitors, mounted three major exhibitions, hosted 400 teachers and educators for workshops and seminars and created a genocide curriculum now used in high schools throughout Illinois and the US.
For more information, contact us at 773-878-7090 or please visit: www.cambodian-association.org
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