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September 20, 2017: Cambodian Bodega
Chaiyam, film song, Khmer classical, psychedelic, synth-pop, and more from CDs found in Cambodian bodegas in the Bronx, Portland, and Seattle
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Listener comments! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 6:58pm
Bill:
First! Um...guess I'm too early. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 6:59pm
Gary:
Just about ready, Bill! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:02pm
listener james from westwood:
Evening, Gary and all! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:04pm
Gary:
Hey, James! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:06pm
hyde:
hi | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:06pm
Gary:
Hi, Hyde! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:07pm
hyde:
the cowbell-y thing in that last tune sounded like the loudest thing in the mix | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:08pm
Gary:
Yeah, that was a remix. I've tried to avoid remixes whenever possible tonight, so there won't be too much of that sort of thing happening | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:19pm
Cheyenne:
Howdy Gary & bodegans | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:19pm
Gary:
Cheyenne! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:20pm
Cheyenne:
Yes! Tis I, the Pangolin of the Hour! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:21pm
Gary:
Practicing your scales, are ya? | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:22pm
Cheyenne:
Har har! Indeed. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:24pm
steve:
hey pals | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:25pm
Gary:
Steve! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:25pm
Gary:
Now would be a good time for me to mention that the Free Music Archive needs your support! freemusicarchive.org | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:26pm
Cheyenne:
aww, shucks, thanks Gary! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:34pm
Jill B.:
Hi Gary! I'm late 'cause I just put a pot of Zuppa Toscana on to simmer. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:35pm
hyde:
i liked those unknown Khmer Surin artists | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:36pm
Gary:
Hi, Mom! What is Zuppa Toscana? A soup, I'm guessing? | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:37pm
Gary:
Might be another Khmer Surin track or two in your future, Hyde | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:41pm
hyde:
my future sounds great. i also hope for flying cars. | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:41pm
Jill B.:
Yes, a soup with Italian sausage, potatoes, kale, and many other tasteful additions. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:42pm
melinda:
hi Gary and gang | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:44pm
Gary:
Mmm, sausage ... | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:44pm
Gary:
Melinda! Nice to see you! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 7:49pm
Jill B.:
Hmmmm, I think that should have been tasty rather than tasteful! Liking your music this evening. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:50pm
Gary:
Possible to be tasty and tasteful. though more often tasty and spicy | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:55pm
steve:
this is pretty bangin | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:57pm
hyde:
yeah, this is super cool | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 7:58pm
Gary:
I *think* I got it at the Cambodian bodega near the Poe House in the Bronx | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:05pm
hyde:
I know Revere, MA has a Cambodian market--Battambang, near Revere Beach. One of these weekends now that it's past beach season I'm going to drive up there and check it out. I don't know if they have music or not. | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:07pm
Nate:
Hey Gary, "Yeah Yeah Yeah" is originally from the 70's by Pen Ram (Pen Ran's younger sister) | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:08pm
Gary:
Whaaaaa ...? Hey, Nate! So good to see you here! Everyone, Nate is the guy who compiled the records for Don't Think I've Forgotten | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:09pm
melinda:
Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:10pm
Gary:
This guy: opencitymag.aaww.org... | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:10pm
hyde:
nice. hi melinda! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:11pm
melinda:
hey hyde! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:11pm
melinda:
love these covers. Or tune-borrowings. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:12pm
Gary:
Nate can keep me honest if I mess up a title / artist | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:14pm
melinda:
Welcome Nate! Great film and music. | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:20pm
Nate:
Hey everyone! Thanks for the warm welcome! It's been great listening to these tunes, Gary. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:28pm
Gary:
A cleaner version of this great Pen Ran song is included on the Don't Think I've Forgotten soundtrack | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:32pm
northguineahills:
Smerey Khmerey! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:37pm
Gary:
NGH! Howdy! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:39pm
Towamainah:
Yo Gary! been a while, now to Cambodia! wild! Kymer bone jangling classics! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:40pm
Gary:
Towamainah! Hey there! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:41pm
cklequ:
Fun show tonight. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:43pm
Gary:
Hola, Cklequ! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:48pm
Towamainah:
Heya dude! hope yer summer has been abso rockin? | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:49pm
Gary:
More like so-so rockin, but I can't complain! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 8:55pm
Towamainah:
gotcha...not as rockin for me too. job cut..new one , yeah! but more stress...erg yahoo! You do know who this is eh? :) | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 8:56pm
Gary:
I have been Googling every permeation of the letters in Towamainah to no avail | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:06pm
steve:
i just love this cambodian stuff | |
Wed. 9/20/17 9:06pm
Towamainah:
Yourold Tower (towa) records buddy in Maine (mainah) -Tracy G! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:07pm
Gary:
OMG, hah! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:07pm
steve:
whaaaaaaaaat | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:08pm
steve:
wow amazing find here | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:09pm
Gary:
I EVEN TRIED TO SOUND IT OUT | |
Wed. 9/20/17 9:10pm
Towamainah:
Jeezum crow! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:11pm
Gary:
I can't listen while I'm broadcasting, but I *think* this is the version with that cover: www.youtube.com... | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:14pm
Ike:
Привет! (Oh wait, wrong language.) | |
Wed. 9/20/17 9:14pm
Towamainah:
They are adorable!...wish I knew what they were saying! "my jam?" :O) | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:16pm
Gary:
I think the title means "The Cheater" | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:16pm
Gary:
Ike! | |
Wed. 9/20/17 9:22pm
northguineahills:
If I don't make it back before 10, thanks Gary! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:23pm
hyde:
loving this | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:25pm
Gary:
See ya, NGH! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:27pm
steve:
i cant even deal with how great this stuff is... i may relisten to this whole thing again tomorrow and/or make all my students listen | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:30pm
Gary:
Bear in mind, too, that, so far as the post 70s stuff is concerned, this is American music f-- most of this stuff was recorded in California, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:30pm
Gary:
How did that stray "f" get in there? Anyway ... | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:31pm
hyde:
i love American music | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:31pm
Gary:
[thumbs up icon] | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:42pm
steve:
oh goodness thought the covers couldnt get any better, then they did | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:43pm
steve:
Gary is there a comp i can get of just Cambodian covers of pop songs? | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:44pm
Gary:
Larry Grogan's Testify! begins in 15 minutes here: wfmu.org... | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:46pm
Gary:
Do you mean of the post-70s stuff, Steve? | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:51pm
steve:
id love any! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:53pm
Parq:
Gary, every time I tune in the last hour of your show, I think "Man, this is great, I gotta go back and catch the rest of it on the archives!" Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't, but it's all good -- real good. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:53pm
Gary:
Cambodian Cassette Archives and Radio Phnom Penh have some of the post-70s stuff (but not stuff i've played here, except for the bed music) | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:54pm
Gary:
Otherwise, Don't Think I've Forgotten from Dust-to-Digital, and then search for "Cambodian Rocks" -- there are several volumes | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:54pm
Parq:
Is this the same Carpenters cover that's on "Don't Think I've Forgotten"? | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:54pm
hyde:
fantastic | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:55pm
Gary:
This is NOT on Don't Think I've Forgotten, no | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:55pm
Gary:
HI, Parq! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:55pm
Parq:
No, wait, sorry, that's a Carole King cover, "You've Got A Friend". | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:56pm
Gary:
There's a Pou Vannary version of You've Got a Friend on Don't Think I've Forgotten, though, and it's terrific | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:56pm
steve:
wonderful thank you! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:56pm
Parq:
The movie is awesome, by the way. When I went to a screening at Film Forum on the initial release, WFMU was namedchecked during the talk-back. | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:56pm
hyde:
thanks! | |
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Wed. 9/20/17 9:59pm
Gary:
Night, everyone! | |
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