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| Poster for the documentary. Click on image to enlarge. |
In recent weeks one of my early drawings, Virginia Woolf
and the Lighthouse (1992) was used as the basis for the cover art of Mekong Delta Blues, the latest
CD by those superb Cambodian-based musicians known collectively as Krom. The
drawing has also been used on the poster for a new documentary about the group,
KROM: SONGS FROM THE NOIR AND THE MEKONG
HEART. Layout for both the poster and
CD cover are by Anya Minko.
On
May 4 a special release of the movie was launched on You Tube.
You
can watch KROM: SONGS FROM THE NOIR AND THE MEKONG HEART at the following
link:
KROM's new album, Mekong Delta Blues is
released on the MUSIK and FILM label and is available through AMAZON.
Here are some early responses:
Krom’s music is gut twisting
songs connected to something profound, night time whispers, raw and real.
Roland Joffe, Director, The Killing Fields and The Mission
'...a triumph.......delighted
to say, the new album from Cambodian band KROM is a cracker....It's
stunning...beautifully performed, mixed and produced... Cambodian C+W
soul...marvellous...'
Mark Coles, The Shed, BBC radio
This is a highly emotive story about a
remarkable group of talented people who have created a new genre: Mekong Delta
Blues. Through their haunting fusion of traditional Cambodian folk and 'in your
face' noir blues comes this wonderful album. In their unique way they paint the
beauty of an ancient region in a modern and enticing manner. Their music
highlights the deep rooted anguish of Cambodia's past, preserving almost
extinguished Khmer melodies and raising awareness of the plight of
disadvantaged and exploited women in the immiscible cauldron of humanity that
is Phnom Penh. They are Krom...
Krom's Facebook Page (Christopher Minko/Mekong Sessions Krom) is here:
