Dengue Fever is an American band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian rock and pop music of the 1960s and 70s with psychedelic rock and other world music styles.
The Cambodian media sector is vibrant and largely unregulated. This situation has led to the establishment of numerous radio, television and print media outlets. Many private sector companies have moved into the media sector, which represents a significant change from many years of state-run broadcasting and publishing.
Preap Sovath was born on May 25, 1975. He is a very popular singer and actor in the Kingdom of Cambodia, as well as in a large area of Cambodian living abroad. He started his first recordings in 1997 for Reaksmey Hang Meas production, as leading Cambodian singer. Most of his songs were in CDs & VCD Karaoke. Preap Sovath has been involved in many international concerts such as:
Chan Vathanaka, simply known as CV11, is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boeung Ket FC and for the Cambodia national team. He is known for his pace, skills, and ability to score free kick goals. He is regarded by fans as the best footballer from Cambodia.
The Voice Cambodia was a Cambodian reality singing competition. The first season premiered on Hang Meas HDTV on August 3, 2014. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. The winner will receive 100 million Cambodian riel ($25,000), and become a singer for Hang Meas Production. As of September 2019, it is unknown if there will be a third season.
The Voice Cambodia is a Cambodian Reality Talent Show that premiered on 3 August on Hang Meas HDTV. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series.
Aok Sokunkanha is a popular female singer in Cambodia. One of Cambodia's leading contemporary recording artist, she records for the Cambodian production company "Rasmey Hang Meas". She is Hang Meas's top female artist after the male artist, Preap Sovath. She is recognized as the Best Female Pop/Rock singer in Cambodia.មួយម៉ាត់ណាក៏បែក, which was one of Aok Sokunkanha songs recorded in 2017 reached 11M in July, 2018. It was the top 3 most viewed on Hang Meas's Official Channel. Moreover, her collaboration with Preap Sovath called រាំអញ្ជេក hit 20M views, which was the No.1 song top hit in Hang Meas Production in the year the song was released. Aok Sokunkanha is the first female artist to get more than 50 music with more than millions views in Cambodia. Kanha, with her single, rock every stage. Most of her songs hit the top chart. With her record, Aok Sokunkanha soared to the top to become the No.1 Top Female Singer in Cambodia. She got married on May, 16, 2019.
Nop Bayyareth (Khmer: ណុប បាយ៉ារិទ្ធិ; is a popular male singer in Cambodia. He records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas. Bayyareth began his career in 1998.
Chhom Nimol is a Cambodian-American singer and lead vocalist for the band Dengue Fever, which she joined in 2001.
Cambodian Rocks is a compilation of 22 uncredited, untitled Cambodian psychedelic and garage rock songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. When the tracks were recorded, musicians in the thriving music scene were combining Western rock and pop genres with their own styles and techniques. When the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, artists were among those viewed as a threat to the regime's agrarian socialist vision, and several of the performers on the album are believed to have been among those killed during the ensuing Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979. A great deal of information about them and their creative output was lost, although some has been recovered since the album's release.
Hang Meas HDTV is one of the leading TV channels in Cambodia, owned by Hang Meas Video Company Co., Ltd. Began broadcasting in 2012. Since then, it became very popular in Cambodia.
Cambodia's Got Talent is a talent show in the Got Talent series it is hosted by Nhem Sokun and Per Chamrong and the judges are Preap Sovath, Khat Sokhim and Neavy Koy. It premiered on Hang meas HDTV on 30 November 2014.
I Am a Singer Cambodia is a Cambodian television singing competition program. It started its first season on July 23, 2016 on Hang Meas HDTV, with an advertised prize of 100 million Cambodian riel for the winner.
Huoy Meas was a Cambodian singer and radio announcer in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Svay Por Commune, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. She also acted as a judge in the formal public song contest Samach Cheat, which was established by Head of State Norodom Sihanouk.
Chhorn Sovannareach (Khmer: ឆន សុវណ្ណារាជ; is a Cambodian famous singer and song writer.He's well known for his musical record for Rasmey Hang Meas Musics production company. Sovannareach began his career in 2005 when he was 20 years old which he've worked for Hang Meas only one since then and before.
Ngoun Chan Devith better known by his stage name G-Devith or Dit-Way, is a Cambodian rapper, singer-songwriter, Music Producer. He use to record for Rasmey Hang Meas Production but in 2019, he created his own label under the name of Dit-Way Nation. Devith began his career in 2014.
Tep Boprek (Khmer: ទេព បូព្រឹក្ស; is a female singer in Cambodia. She records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas. Boprek began her career in 2012.
Khemarak Sereymun, is a male singer in Cambodia born into a peasant family. In 1999 Kheamrak Sereymun joined the local music contest and won first prize. Khemarak Sereymun decided to continue to compete in music contests in Phnom Penh. Due to his struggles and his birth, Khemarak Sereymun was awarded the first prize at Nestle Music Contest in Apsara TV, Then Khemarak Sereymon was selected to sing at U2 Production in 2003. He was successful in the song by track "Besdong Nak Prodal". This song got a lot of support and then a lot of people knew Khemarak Sereymun. In 2008, Khemarak Sereymun left U2 Production to sign contracts with Sunday Production. At Sunday Production, Khemarak Sereymun got a lot of fans and a lot songs were popular, such as "Pres Vihea Saksi Sne", "Jong Ban Propun Khmer", and "Ler Pi Fan Ban Ort". After that, in 2017, Khemarak Sereymun left Sunday Production and now records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas.
Yeun Savuth is a male singer in Cambodia. He records for Cambodian production company Rasmey Hang Meas. He started his career as a singer in 2015. Many people known him as well after he showed his talent in The Voice Cambodia.
Cambodian rock of the 1960s and 1970s was a thriving and prolific music scene based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in which musicians created a unique sound by combining traditional Cambodian music forms with rock and pop influences from records imported into the country from Latin America, Europe, and the United States. U.S. armed forces radio that had been broadcast to troops stationed nearby during the Vietnam War was also a primary influence. This music scene was abruptly crushed by the Khmer Rouge communists in 1975, and many of its musicians disappeared or were executed during the ensuing Cambodian genocide. Due to its unique sounds and the tragic fate of many of its performers, the Cambodian rock scene has attracted the interest of music historians and record collectors, and the genre gained new popularity upon the international release of numerous compilation albums starting in the late 1990s.
