Thursday, February 25, 2010

Filmmaker overcomes childhood fear to document eerie Khmer funerary chanting

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Phnom Penh Post

NEANG Kavich says that when he was a child, he and his friends were scared every time they heard smot, a type of traditional Khmer chanting performed at funerals and characterised by eerily drawn-out syllables.


Photo by: Sovan Philong

Buddhist monks lead chants at a funeral service.



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