Sinn Sisamouth
Sinn Sisamouth
Sinn Sisamouth
SINN SISAMOUTH
King of Khmer Music
PRESENTED BY :
He was born in Steung Treng He learned to play the Khmer He graduated and joined Medical School,
Province, the son of Sinn Leang and Traditional Music Instruments, and where he met Sos Matt and formed his first
Seb Bunlie, with 4 siblings. showed a natural singing talent. Music Band (Preah Chan Reasmey).
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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SINN SISAMOUTH
He married his official wife, Khav He worked in The Royal Ballet of Cambodia, National He, together with more than 2 millions
Thong Ngot, and had Radio, and in many music companies as Singer, of Cambodian people, was killed during
3 sons and a daughter. Musician, Composer, Song Writer, … Khmer Rough Regime.
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BRIEF OF SINN SISAMOUTH MUSIC CAREER
He met Mr. Pov Siphor, one of the greatest He became a protégé of Queen Sisowath His song, Champa Battambang, became popular
composers, and got a chance to work in Kossamak, who invited him to join the classical thorough out the country and was played on the
Cambodian National Radio. ensemble of Royal Treasury, first TV show in Cambodia.
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BRIEF OF SINN SISAMOUTH MUSIC CAREER
He and Ros Serey Sothea, the leading female He had contributed in leading and He joined the Khmer Republic military and
singer in the Cambodia Rock Scene, recorded developing of modern Khmer music to the recorded patriotic songs supporting the Republic's
hundreds of popular duets. Golden Age of Khmer Music & Arts. stance against the Khmer Rouge.
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DISAPPEARANCE & DEATH OF SINN SISAMOUTH
Sinn Sisamouth was a major influence to the Cambodian music scene, having propelled into a golden age of
experimentation and innovation. Often called the "King of Khmer music," "the Cambodian Elvis," or the "golden
voice," his lasting cultural impact is difficult to overstate, though hundreds of his songs have been lost as a result of
the genocide, his surviving ones continue to be listened to in the present day.
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