Cambodian Rock Band – Original Cast Recording
This darkly funny, electric new play with music tells the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor returning to Cambodia for the first time in thirty years, as his daughter prepares to prosecute one of Cambodia’s most infamous war criminals. Backed by a live band playing contemporary Dengue Fever hits and classic Cambodian oldies, this thrilling story toggles back and forth in time as father and daughter face the music of the past. Directed by Chay Yew, the New York premiere of this intimate rock epic about family secrets is set against a dark chapter of Cambodian history. It launches Steinberg Award-winning playwright Lauren Yee’s Residency 5. The album is produced by Michael Croiter and Matthias Winter for Yellow Sound Label.
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Track List
1 Jeas Cyclo
2 Uku
3 Old Pot Still Cooks Good Rice
4 Family Business
5 One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula
6 Cement Slippers
7 Champa Battambang
8 Sni Bong
9 Tooth and Nail
10 I’m Sixteen
11 Jeas Cyclo (Reprise)
12 Today I Learnt to Drink (Doo Wop)
Cast
Duch Francis Jue
Rom/Journalist Abraham Kim
Pou/S21 Guard Jane Lui
Chum Joe Ngo
Neary/Sothea Courtney Reed
Ted/Leng/Cadre Moses Villarama
Arrangements Jane Lui and Matt Macnelly
Produced by Michael Croiter and Matthias Winter
Mixed by Matthias Winter
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper
Cover and Art Design by Asaf Shakham
Production Photos by Joan Marcus
Sound E ects on “Cement Slippers” Provided by Mikhail Fiksel
Recorded and Mixed at Yellow Sound Lab, NYC
