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Greetings:

A very busy weekend gets started on Friday in Phnom Penh with Vince Solomons at The Vine, William Rosas on chappei dong veng at Botanico, Miss Sarawan at Khmer Funk Sky Bar and Loopy Reggae at The Big Easy.  Hot Strings Trio (Simon, Gaby, Giuliano) are at Au Marche, KP Bunna is at Little Susie and D&Y: The Revivals are at Big Wig.  In the Tuol Tom Pong district Intan & Metta have their first of two back-to-back performances at House of Jazz and More, while Ann-Sophie Douet [see Passing Chords below] is at The Tin Hat, Lakhon Luong are at Noisy Chili and Punch Drunk are at Hometown Hangout.  Srey Koev is at brand new St 240 venue Velvet Lounge, and Bom Pe បំពេរ are at Rust Bar and later and louder, Montra are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kep, Kampot Playboys are at Art Bar, and in Kampot PlanB (AU) are at Kampot River Nest (formerly Banyan Tree).  In Siem Reap, Joshua Chiang & the Dropping Shoes are at Laundry.

On Saturday in Phnom Penh, The Originals Showcase at The Deck features Ben Etc. and others, while KP Bunna is at Botanico, Arome Khmer are at Stories and Kim & Co are at Velvet Lounge (St 240).  Japan Guitar Shop, Soselo Summer and LDLP all line up together at Chew & Bash, while Rockustic is at Tropico.  Dave Z sans bass ioens opens up at Oscar’s on the Corner for the last show on this tour for Plan B (AU).  In the coast, Him Savin Classical Quartet are at The Wave: Kep West and Madi Bar celebrates their one year anniversary party with Kampot Playboys and Fishstix.  In Siem Reap, Pablo & Carlos are at Mex’d Up.

On Sunday in Phnom Penh, Loopy Reggae are at The Tin Hat, Greg Beshers and Clay George are doing solo sets at The Vine, the Sunday Sundowners open mic is at Tacos Kokopelli, James Parm is at Botanico, Joe Wrigley is at Bar Oz and Dr G Trio are at House of Jazz and More.  Later Shaken Spirit are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On Koh Rong, Lue Thy & Mr. Joe are at Roll Rooftop.

Department of Bandcamp Friday

For beginners:  Bandcamp.com is an online music distribution platform that connects music makers with music buyers – a place where artists and bands can sell digital downloads of their recorded material.  Once a quarter Bandcamp waives their fees for 24 hours – Bandcamp Friday – so that artists benefit from the full price paid for their work, an initiative that began during the COVID period and now continues.

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday (in Cambodia Friday 3 pm to Saturday 3 pm), and there is plenty of Cambodian-made music ready for your enjoyment, from Kampot Playboys to Vibratone to Ariane Parkes to Nightmare A.D. to Soselo Summer to Reign in Slumber to Joshua Chiang to The Goldilocks Zone to Geography of the Moon to Scott Bywater and more besides.

Also new addition to the local scene, Ben Etc., is tomorrow releasing new music to coincide with Bandcamp Friday, with all proceeds to be donated to HOME (Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics), an NGO that advocates for the rights and wellbeing of low-wage migrant workers. runs a crisis shelter and helpdesks, and also provides subsidised skills training for domestic workers in Singapore.  Watch this Bandcamp space.

Department of oops, it’s December already

Sharpen your pencils and rifle through your memory banks – LengPleng is soon going to be asking for your live music highlights for the year 2025.  Our highlights will be published on Wednesday 24 December, yours will be published on Wednesday 31 December (obviously our schedule will be shifting back a day for those two weeks).   Answers on a postcard please, or email gigs@lengpleng.com / DM to Scott Bywater @Messenger / +855 96 609 8500 @ Telegram.

Passing Chords – a few things you may not know about

Ann-Sophie Douet.   “After discovering the musical Starmania and then Barbra Streisand, I naturally turned to classical singing. Pop music came next, and moving to Cambodia rekindled my desire to sing even more.”  The winner of Acoustic Battle #5 last week is performing solo at The Tin Hat on Friday.

Do you have a pet musical hate?
I really struggle with reggae. I’ll make an exception for Alpha Blondy though — he defined one summer of my youth.

A private musical indulgence:
Powerhouse female singers, I confess.

The year you first came to Cambodia:
My family and I arrived in August 2024.

An early music memory:
The musical Starmania triggered that irresistible urge to grab a microphone.

The last thing you had to eat:
Dumplings… I love them!

Stagefright: yes or no?
Stagefright, of course! I’ve even blanked on songs I know by heart.

A country you want to visit:
Why limit myself to one country when all those around us are worth discovering? I’ll start with Cambodia — I haven’t explored it fully yet, and it’s so rich in surprises.

A book or movie you keep going back to:
Cyrano de Bergerac is THE movie! The writing is sublime and the acting brilliant. I’ve loved it for 35 years without ever getting tired of it.

What languages do you have?
I speak French and English, my German is getting rusty, and my Khmer is beginner level.

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:
My primary instrument is… my vocal cords!  I really started using them at 13, after getting familiar with piano and violin.

Something people might be surprised to know about you:
Despite weighing only 58 kilos soaking wet, I handle animals that can weigh more than a ton (cows, horses).

You have a time machine and a magic ticket to one gig or festival in the past. What do you choose?
Hard to choose, but I’ll go with a Michael Jackson concert!

A question from the last participant:  If you close your eyes and imagine yourself completely content and at peace — not excited or particularly happy, just serene — where do you see yourself? A fictional or real place, from your past or never seen before? Describe it. Is music involved?
My peaceful place is the sea, on a windsurf board at full speed!  I sing all the time when I’m out on the water — it doubles the pleasure!

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Faith Quinoes (and Jack Dodd) of Men of Faith, at Tittibugs, Friday 28 November 2025

 

 

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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 4 December 2025

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*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*

 

Coming soon:

Thursday 11 December

 

Friday 12 December

 

Saturday 13 December

 

Sunday 14 December

 

Thursday 18 December

  • Christmas Cruise with Kevin Sysyn and Phnompenhers, 7 pm, Little Susie

 

Friday 19 December

 

Saturday 20 December

 

Sunday 21 December

 

Friday 26 December

 

Saturday 27 December

 

Wednesday 31 December

 

Saturday 17 January

 

Geography of the Moon tour dates in January

 

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