Team “Extreme” Race #2 Bon Om Tuk
November 24, 2008 by admin · 1 Comment
Team Extreme pulls ahead to win their 2nd race @ the Bon Om Tuk festival.
Duration : 0:0:44
Interview with Linda Saphan
November 18, 2008 by admin · 8 Comments
This is the full, unedited interview I did with Khmer artist Linda Saphan last month in Phnom Penh at an art opening. Look for more info on Linda in Extreme Khmer episodes 12 and 13, coming up in late November and mid-December, respectively. See http://www.saphan.info/ for more.
Duration : 0:8:43
Interview with Chhin Taingchhea
November 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
This is my full interview with Khmer mixed-media artist Chhin Taingchhea, where he describes some of his pieces at an art opening in Phnom Penh, October, 2007. See Extreme Khmer Episode 12 (coming in mid-November) for more. Also see http://saphan.info/projects/stievselapak/
Duration : 0:9:18
2002 SEASSI Khmer Class Performance of “Cyclo”
November 10, 2008 by admin · 14 Comments
Every summer at the intensive language program where I teach Khmer, each language group performs a song, skit or dance for “culture night”. In 2002, the Khmer Program outdid everyone: we formed a rock group and did our own version of the 1960s Khmer psychedelic classic “Cyclo”…here it is. And yes, “Extreme Khmer” fans, that’s yours truly on lead guitar!
Duration : 0:4:29
Extreme Khmer Episode 16a: The Kuy, the Elephant Trainers
September 28, 2008 by admin · 7 Comments
Finally, Season Three of Extreme Khmer is here! According to our tradition, we begin in Surin, where we interview an 80-year-old Kuy man about his experiences trapping and training elephants in Cambodia and Thailand. Check out the extras to this episode on studykhmer.com, plus watch a higher-quality version of the video.
Duration : 0:8:3
Extreme Khmer Episode 15: The Chams
September 17, 2008 by admin · 24 Comments
This month we take a snapshot of two different kind of Cham (Khmer Islam) groups in Cambodia.
Duration : 0:9:45
Extreme Khmer 14: Surin Kantreum
September 15, 2008 by admin · 21 Comments
We return 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
Duration : 0:9:53
Extreme Khmer Episode 13: Contemporary Artists, Part 2
September 13, 2008 by admin · 10 Comments
The conclusion of our two-part series on young artists in Cambodia today. We learn a little about the history of modern art in Cambodia, and check out a graffiti workshop with women’s art group Selapak Neary. See http://saphan.info for more.
Duration : 0:9:37
Extreme Khmer Episode 12: Contemporary Artists, Part 1
July 19, 2008 by admin · 10 Comments
In this episode, the first of a two-part series on young artists working in Cambodia today, we meet several artists and look at organizations supporting them. Be sure to also check out the full-length versions of the interviews that appear here. And visit http://saphan.info for more on the artists.
Duration : 0:9:49
Extreme Khmer Episode 11: Cambodian Microbrew
July 17, 2008 by admin · 9 Comments
Microbreweries are common in the US and elsewhere, but in this episode we take you on a tour of the absolute first one in Cambodia, Man Han Lou restaurant in Phnom Penh. Just to keep things interesting, the brewmeister is Chinese and speaks no Khmer, but never
fear, we’ve got that covered…
Duration : 0:8:57