Ouch Savy (right) and Pitch Sarath rehearse at the Cambodian Living Arts facility in Phnom Pehn. Cambodia.


Ouch Savy (right) and Pitch Sarath rehearse at the Cambodian Living Arts facility in Phnom Pehn. Savy is Master Kong Nay's female protege. Savy is one of the new generation of Chapei ( a Cambodian long-necked lute) musicians who are at the beginning of an emerging musical awareness that could come to rival imported karaoke and pop. Savy has already made over 20 television appearances and performed improvisational pieces with the Los Angeles-based Khmer American fusion outfit, Dengue Living Arts works to support the revival of traditional Khmer performing arts and to inspire contemporary artistic expression. CLA supports arts education, mentorship, networking opportunities, education, career development, and income generating projects for master performing artists who survived the Khmer Rouge as well as the next generation of student artists.


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