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Away from Beloved Lover : A Musical Journey Through Cambodia by Dee Peyok (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGranta Books

ISBN-101783787112

ISBN-139781783787111

eBay Product ID (ePID)10066172751

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Book TitleAway from Beloved Lover : a Musical Journey Through Cambodia

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicHistory & Criticism, Asia / Southeast Asia, Ethnomusicology, Genres & Styles / Rock

GenreMusic, History

AuthorDee Peyok

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.3 in

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ReviewsWithin rock culture the idea of rebellion and resistance is largely gestural and symbolic. In Cambodia resistance was met with Year Zero and the killing fields. In such a chilling context this book is a work of heroic retrieval and restoration. -- Rob Chapman, Equal parts travelogue and social history, Peyok's evocation of a glamorous rock'n'roll Shangri-La, which was destroyed by the waves of genocide that killed off 90% of the country's musicians, is not only fascinating but deeply poignant. -- Will Hodgkinson, [Dee Peyok's] book is a seeking - of Cambodia's music, and the resilient creativity of its people. Utterly brilliant, Within rock culture the idea of rebellion and resistance is largely gestural and symbolic. In Cambodia resistance was met with Year Zero and the killing fields. In such a chilling context this book is a work of heroic retrieval and restoration, [Dee Peyok's] book is a seeking - of Cambodia's music, and the resilient creativity of its people. Utterly brilliant . -- Neal Brown, Equal parts travelogue and social history, Peyok's evocation of a glamorous rock'n'roll Shangri-La, which was destroyed by the waves of genocide that killed off 90% of the country's musicians, is not only fascinating but deeply poignant

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal781.660959609046

SynopsisA journey through Cambodia to the soundtrack of its lost rock'n'roll. In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonisation, Cambodia had gained its independence and was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan capital city of Phnom Penh. Teenagers cycled along the Mekong River, guitars slung across their backs, on their way to rehearse Khmer covers of The Beatles or Pink Floyd. The city was a melting pot of sound: old fashioned rock'n'roll, early heavy metal, crooners and swooners and love duets. The music stopped on 17th April 1975: the Khmer Rouge army captured Phnom Penh, ending the civil war and beginning the genocide. Around 90% of the musicians died in the killing fields. But a few fled, to the US or France, taking what remained of their music with them. In Away From Beloved Lover , Dee Peyok travels across Cambodia, piecing together the story of the country and its golden era of music. She interviews surviving superstars and their relatives in places as disparate as a traditional house on stilts by a rice paddy, an artist's studio deep in the ancient forests, and a cafe in the new, divided Phnom Penh. Away From Beloved Lover is a musical travelogue that tells the story of Cambodia, past and present, in a thrilling new way. It is an immersive exploration of a country set to a soundtrack too long silenced, and finally able to play., A journey through Cambodia to the soundtrack of its lost rock'n'roll. In the swinging 1960s, after nearly a century of colonization, Cambodia had gained its independence and was ready to rock. Young musicians from the countryside flocked to the vibrant cosmopolitan capital city of Phnom Penh. Teenagers cycled along the Mekong River, guitars slung across their backs, on their way to rehearse Khmer covers of The Beatles or Pink Floyd. The city was a melting pot of sound: old fashioned rock'n'roll, early heavy metal, crooners and swooners and love duets. The music stopped on 17th April 1975: the Khmer Rouge army captured Phnom Penh, ending the civil war and beginning the genocide. Around 90% of the musicians died in the killing fields. But a few fled, to the US or France, taking what remained of their music with them. In Away From Beloved Lover , Dee Peyok travels across Cambodia, piecing together the story of the country and its golden era of music. She interviews surviving superstars and their relatives in places as disparate as a traditional house on stilts by a rice paddy, an artist's studio deep in the ancient forests, and a cafe in the new, divided Phnom Penh. Away From Beloved Lover is a musical travelogue that tells the story of Cambodia, past and present, in a thrilling new way. It is an immersive exploration of a country set to a soundtrack too long silenced, and finally able to play.

LC Classification NumberML3534