In Cambodia, reviving a piece of the country's lost musical heritage: an ancient harp that had disappeared for centuries. A radio story for PRI's The World.
In Cambodia, reviving a piece of the country's lost musical heritage: an ancient harp that had disappeared for centuries. A radio story for PRI's The World.
A musician strums the pin, the Cambodian harp, during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.
Patrick Kersalé, left, works with a musician at the Cambodian Living Arts rehearsal studio in Phnom Penh.
Patrick Kersalé works with musicians at the Cambodian Living Arts rehearsal studio in Phnom Penh.
A musician plays a trumpet at a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.
A musician plays a trumpet during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.
Him Sophy plays the piano at his studio in Phnom Penh.
Him Sophy at his studio in Phnom Penh.
Keo Sonan Kavei plays the roneat, a type of Cambodian xylophone, at his instrument workshop near Phnom Penh.
Snguon Kavei Sereyroth plays the harp at her home in Phnom Penh.
Snguon Kavei Sereyroth plays the harp at her home in Phnom Penh.