Dengue Fever stopped by the studio here in Austin, TX for a session. The 6-piece band based out of L.A. plays rock n roll inspired by the Cambodian music scene from the 60's and 70's. A truly successful and nostalgic capturing of sounds from artists like Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea. The band played 4 songs, 2 of which lead singer, Chhom Nimol, sang in khmer. She is the only member of the band actually from Cambodia, and explained the significance of these artists, which appear on their latest release Sleepwalking Through the Mekong. She mentioned that most of the artists from the 60's & 70's Cambodian scene had died during the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The band actually had the pleasure of performing with a few surviving musicians on Sleepwalking, namely Master Kong Nay and Master Tep Mary. Check out the full session of Dengue Fever below!
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