Lame excuse

Ouch Savy appeared but only on a short video clip

What a disappointment the Joop evening turned out to be, at Meta House tonight. Chapei musician Ouch Savy, the main reason for my attendance, was nowhere to be seen in person and a lame excuse for her absence was given as an afterthought by the organisers. Instead, an eclectic assortment of video, Khmer poetry and rap included a brief appearance by Savy as well as her master tutor, Kong Nay, on video. The main thrust of the night was a film, When the rivers run backwards, by Julien Poulson and Justin Foster who combined images of Phnom Penh with differing music styles - though, as they pointed out, it was a very rough-cut version. The most enjoyable video on show was a rap by Dang Kosal, formerly on the staff at Meta House and one of the bodyguards in the musical Where Elephants Weep, who was introduced by his rap moniker, MC Curly. Looks like rap and a cap worn at an angle will be the next time we see Kosal in the public eye. I went away disappointed that I still haven't seen Ouch Savy live.

MC Curly, better known to me as Dang Kosal, raps it up on video