Cambodian-American Singer Shares Her Love of Music (Cambodia news in Khmer)

Cambodia right after the Khmer Rouge regime, Bochan emigrated to the US with her parents in 1981. Speaking to VOA Khmer's Poch Reasey recently, Bochan recounted her childhood and the influence her late father, who was also a musician, had on her as she was growing up. With her producer Arlen Ginsberg, Bochan performs her version of 'Chnam Oun 16' and shared with the audience what music means to her and her experience as a Cambodian-American.
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[@lengbonneang238]

We are Khmer people we should not forget our language at least we can speak Khmer language

[@rasey7637]

I do admire. Dr Chuong Seng Ly, Ex PHD Vice Dir.Kratie,Cambodia.

[@silversparticus5748]

Bochan is a strong Khmer woman. I'm digging her music!

[@ravuthmiller4887]

How can I find her C D ?

[@linglebrun7119]

I love your rewrite this song very much ! It's really meaningful for our Khmer ladies.Keep writing Bouchan !

[@solomonking5097]

I got afew original songs if you want to hear it ....

[@vuthap99]

Me too.

[@hellorita24711]

I dig this...it's a concept experiemental music representing our peoples coming from an American with Cambodian descent. I hope a lot of people expect that it's not a typical Khmer hip hop and rap type of music. Kinda reggae-ish! =)

[@solomonking5097]

Its soft rock khmer music nowhere close to reggae.........

[@DjzLex]

Great! I want to hear more new song from you

[@uskkshare]

VOA khmer ល្អណាស់

[@BabyPrimateMonkey]

សួស្ដីបងបងជួយមើលវីដេអូប្អូនផងបើអត់សើចអត់យកលុយ 🙏🙏

[@chuoenkoet9297]

It’s great songs!

[@duongkim8901]

ខ្មែរឆាប់ភ្លេចជាតិឯងណាស់ បងប្អូនអើយ។

[@ravuthmiller4887]

Take it easy !! You never been there have no idea this family have through..

[@lykarim8284]

នៅស្រុុកគេឡើងភ្លេចភាសាខ្មែរទៅហើយ វាមិនមែនជារឿងល្អទេ... គេសួរជាភាសាខ្មែរ ឆ្លើយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស :/ បើតែយ៉ាងនេះនឹងទៅជាយ៉ាងណា... :(

[@marannpan1996]

Very good ! Bravo !

[@ezyvi7203]

Wow

[@puthyteng]

It's not bad

[@khmerjamesgoodness8712]

Thanks, please make some more song

[@mongkulthach6463]

Great!

[@sreydee7927]

yo why are you hatin on her? Just because she can't speak cambodian,she raised in America duhhhh....

[@khmeranywhere4798]

Nice

[@linashop1357]

💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@chrisseng5917]

lol I like it! give it a spin

[@laekmoonz]

tell me how this remix even goes together just because ros sereysothea's song was the one of the top songs that's not a reason to screw it up in a song that doesnt make sense

[@enjoyinglife1dayatime307]

Cool remix.

[@LECAMMUSIC]

This song has no meaning from the original song. I support the music and voice, but the lyrics to this new version has no meaning at all. I am confused with this song. Please rewrite the lyrics, your making the original song sound very bad.

[@meemee1128]

I agree hahaha. ....

[@IcBoNo]

Sad that they have a translator for this khmer girl lmao.

[@nanasam1516]

Keep up the good job!

[@TheYnotThat]

What? A Kmai translating for a Kmai? Ridiculous!!!! You've lost your roots for NOT knowing your language.

[@IcBoNo]

For real

[@Isabella_Taurino21]

ភាសាខ្មែរមិនមែនជាមូអ៊ី

[@TheYnotThat]

Pretty awesome team though!

[@DS-lg2jb]

Oh,god.......sometime it's best to leave it alone

[@Snaehbongmouy]

ratanak very true she is not a good representation for khmer ppl she doesnt speak khmer fluently very sad at least try to speak it!

[@manuthpung0074]

Would be good if she could speak Khmer

[@devinsuon]

Gotta go and mess up a classic with not only English but weak lyrics along with it...disappointed

[@helenc988]

To be honest she sucks i rather listen to Dengue fever. When it comes to remixes and trying to add your own style sometimes doesnt go so well especially in this case

[@peterdeang5854]

Cambodia speaking khmer English

[@Snaehbongmouy]

what does jnam oun dop pram mouy have to do w the entire song just doesnt make sense oh my!

[@catinkha1897]

good i wanna join with u too.can i?

[@ravuthmiller4887]

😚😚😚😚😚

[@user-rz7lo6rt9r]

ញម

[@lexxxluethor1211]

Wtf really i been in america all my life i speak both languages plus more. Lmao translation

[@monikakh7331]

Alex Thong Cambodian can’t speak Khmer . I have no idea😢

[@seejomes9144]

So she can only sing in Cambodian?

[@Teehong07]

damn alotta hate comments?

[@TheNikole1178]

Can not song at all....I hate when they sing Khmer and English together! Hated with a passion!

[@Tonex713]

So terrible and hard to watch. I feel embarrassed for her.

[@laura17389]

Ok this song really ruins the original song...oh god

[@Dnv_07]

WTF ?! Lalalallaallaaaaa CHAMEAU NEZ MOUILLE ! XD

[@rathbovor]

no comment! lol

[@TJDash]

Cruel and unusual.

[@solomonking5097]

This supposed to be a love song not surviving the killing field sis. In my opinion, you did a lil to much on this track. Even the white dude was on point talking about love. I would've lost it if he start talking about U.S civilwar survivors lol js jaa 😁😂🤣🙏🙏🙏....

[@meassarun6144]

ហេតុអ្វីបូ ចន្ទ័ អត់ចេះនិយាយខ្មែរអញ្ចឹង? ពីព្រោះឪពុក-ម្តាយ របស់នាងជាខ្មែរ។Why Bochan can't not speak Khmer. Because her parent is Khmer.

[@rathbovor]

:(

[@dlayflexx]

This was horrible . Honestly . Vocals are bad. I am not a singer but I know when I hear bad vocals haha . At least she tried . A translator really?! Idk she should take her time to learn the language. It would be very useful .

[@helentim1352]

Lp

[@khmerlove2011]

shittt she dont even speak Khmer! thats not good

[@MinhOda978]

They’re the worst Khmer covered...

[@fxcey1789]

ម