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Greetings:

The first Thursday of the new year brings Phnom Penh an early start of Clay George at Craft and Scott Bywater at Botanico with The Extraordinary Chambers late at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap The Lounge Trio is at Villa D.

Friday in Phnom Penh sees the return of Three Country Drunks for the very last show at Botanico@Odom Garden, Khmer Magic Music Bus at Bouchon Wine Bar, and Alli G & TheQuilas at Oscar’s on the Corner . In Kep, Alan Breen is at Kep Natural and in Siem Reap U & Me play Antonio’s Villa Hotel. 

Saturday is busier in the capital, with El Narra at Seekers Spirits, Sister Srey at Craft and The Blue Souls at Aquarius.   Billy Page is back and starts his series of shows with Botanico, while Rokustic with Alli G & Phil begin a month of residencies at Lantern.  Saturday Social Club at Bouchon Wine Bar features Son Sabor, and Three Country Drunks are at Sundance. Spiked Gravy play a special show with special guest John the Apostle at Sunset Boulevard and Srey Ka & K’n’E are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

Looking forward to Monday, Funky Chicken play a farewell to Ilya at Sunset Boulevard and Blue Monday continues with Big D Walker at Oscar’s on the Corner.

 

Radio Oun Top 100 Songs of All Time Poll 2022

A fantastic year for the Cambodian music scene with a total of 74 Cambodia-related acts placing in the Top 100 – they were counted down as usual on New Year’s Eve.  You can view the entire list of them here, along with some remarks from Gareth Bawden, who came in at number one, and Ariane Parkes, who finished with numbers two to four.  Special mention also goes to Geography of the Moon who finished with five in the top 11.

The Leng Pleng feature article repeated

2022: an incomplete and selective review of the year

Just in case you missed it in the midst of the festivities last week, each year Leng Pleng opens the doors and asks for the year’s live music highlights from musicians, venue and audience members, stands back and lets them speak for themselves.  There have been a couple of additions since publication also.

Watch this space for the physical publication of Around The Traps 2022 / Passing Chords Vol IV, the book of the year in live music.

Read the article here

Steve Porte Photo of the Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scoddy with the harmonica and the Ming the Merciless eyebrows – bringing in the New Year at Oscar’s on the Corner with The Extraordinary Chambers for the fifth year in a row, 31 December 2022.

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

 

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
gigs@lengpleng.com (mailto:gigs@lengpleng.com)

Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 5 January 2023

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