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Greetings:

In Phnom Penh this weekend House of Jazz and More hosts its International Jazz Festival 2026 featuring the jazz jam with Dr George (relocated from The Deck) on Thursday, a John Coltrane and Ella Fitzgerald tribute on Friday with David Valdez and Mirasol, and a Cannonball Adderley tribute by David Valdez on Saturday.

Thursday in Phnom Penh find Aisha & Ace at Little Susie, the Noisy Chili open mic hosted by Muz Muskett, and the Extraordinary Chambers at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot Wooden Bridge are at Madi Bar and GC & Lindsey are at Old Market Skybar.

On Friday in Phnom Penh Aguita e Coco are at Khmer Funk Sky Bar, The Sock Essentials are at Tacos Kokopelli and John Peter is at Botanico.  In the Tuol Tom Pong district Aaron is at The Tin Hat and Tola & Line are at End of the Road.  Later on Montra are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast the Jampot open mic at Karma Traders is hosted by Roberto Salgado, Phil Javelle is at Kep Natural and The Troglodytes are at The Bay.

On Saturday evening in Phnom Penh Motodop celebrate their grand opening with Wind-Up Mice, while Poca is at Botanico, Ace is at  Little Susie, Greg Beshers at Tropico and Variety Band are at Duplex.  Later and louder, Riverside Kings are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kep, Patrick Singeot & Phil Javelle at The Wave: Kep West.

Come Sunday, Kodi Hudson is at The Vine, Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli is hosted by Scott Bywater, Joe Wrigley is at Bar Oz and Tola & Line are at Little Susie.  Later, Shaken Spirit are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

Department of New Releases and Old

Former long-time Phnom Penh resident and music producer Professor Kinski (Jan Meuller) has released a new video on YouTube, Blaue Augen (Blue Eyes), by Bjela P.

For those who observe, it’s Bandcamp Friday tomorrow, where music purchased over a 24 hour period has all funds go directly to the artists.  Look up and look after your favourite Cambodian-related acts from Geography of the Moon to Sangvar Day to Ariane Parkes to Joshua Chiang to Kampot Playboys and more!

Passing Chords – a few things you may not know about

Lily Wimpory, singer with Wind-Up Mice, who play their final show on Saturday evening at Motodop.  “I think they actually formed without me, then invited me to sing with them, and I never really went away.”  After a few shows with them she left Cambodia in September 2024 – she came back for a quick visit (that may extend…) to record their forthcoming EP.

Do you have a pet musical hate/pet peeve?

Getting distracted about things during a rehearsal or a songwriting session.  It can be very easy to get distracted – hey maybe you could play this instead – from the task at hand.

A private musical indulgence:

Eighties karaoke on a Friday afternoon after work.

The year you first came to Cambodia:

It was 2020, and I arrived here 24 hours before the airport closed.  It was really good timing – Cambodia was a very nice place to experience the COVID period.  I actually think that period was maybe the most happy, calm and peaceful time of my life.

An early music memory:

The same five CDs playing in the car when we went on family roadtrips.  I know every word to all of those albums.  At the time I didn’t realise how much I enjoyed singing, and how important it was for me – I didn’t come from a musical family or anything.  It was only meeting people in Phnom Penh that brought it out of me.

The last thing you had to eat:

A bacon sandwich with five slices of crispy bacon in it.

Stagefright – yes or no?

I think I can say no.  I’m not afraid to be on the stage anymore.  When I first started to sing with Wind-Up Mice I was, and normally I like to be up the back, but for the show we played last week at Laundry in Siem Reap the placement of the amps and everything meant I was right out the front in the middle.  I wasn’t pleased, but as soon as I got on the stage I really enjoyed myself.  Let’s see on Saturday how I feel.

A country you want to visit:

I’m very lucky to have visited a great number of countries already.  I would really like to visit somewhere that is still untouched by western capitalist society.  Like the Amazon rainforest, or the Solomon Islands, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, places where people still retain much of a relationship with medicinal plants and nature generally.

A book or movie you keep going back to:

I have read many times The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.  It’s not often that I read a book that makes me laugh out loud.

What languages do you have?

I speak very well English.  Also very good Spanish, up to university level, and I’ve travelled in some Spanish speaking countries, so given an opportunity to practice.  I can speak pretty good Khmer for a foreigner in Cambodia but still improving – I would really like to be able to read all of the consonants and vowels by the time I finish my holiday here.  I try to learn a little bit of the language everywhere I go – when I travelled in north west Africa I learned quite a lot of French, spent a month in Italy and did a fairly good job of learning Italian.  I lived in China for a while and I used to be able to speak a fair bit of Chinese, and when I travelled in Central Asia my Russian was not too terrible.  I think the easiest language I ever found to learn was Bahasa, where they use the Roman alphabet.

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:

My voice, I pretty much don’t play any other instruments, which is a shame, but life is long.

Something people might be surprised to know about you:

I’m a pretty open kind of person.  People who know me know pretty much everything about me.

You have a time machine and a magic ticket to one gig or festival in the past. What do you choose?

Something really old, like Beethoven or something.  It would be really interesting to see how the people receive music, how they listen to it and interact with it.  Or something in the future – the same thing?

A question from the last participant:  What’s something you believe now that would’ve embarrassed you five years ago?

I’m not sure this answers the question, but recently I’ve come to realise that everybody has different wants, different needs, different things that are good for them and not good for them, and I think five years ago I didn’t realise that, and five years ago I was embarrassed about my own wants and needs, what I need, what’s good for me – I felt like they were not normal, they were weird, they were not accepted, and therefore they were wrong.  These days I realise that everybody has these wants, needs, feelings, and so do I, and mine are just as valid.

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Adam Lane with Ivory Express Trio at The Deck, Saturday 25 April 2026

 

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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 30 April 2026

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Sunday 17 May

  • Brahms the Progressive with pianist Ken Min Lim (Malaysia), 7 pm, Raffles Le Royal – note ticketed event

 

Friday 22 May

 

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Monday 25 May

  • Bob Dylan special – Songwriters Circle with Scott Bywater, 8 pm, Little Susie


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