I've been listening to far too much Sinn Sisamouth to go without posting a track. His Khmer-language rewrites of Western hits feature distorted guitar work and frenzied, garage-band style playing. East truly meets west on tracks from seminal acts such as Procol Harum, The Beatles, and The Animals. More prolific than Elvis, Sisamouth recorded an astounding amount of music in his career, which was cut short in the Killing Fields after the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia. Give a listen to the 5:13 of overdriven guitar virtuosity that is "I'm Still Waiting" his version "House of the Rising Sun" and give it up for the 'King of Music' and the amazing work he left behind.
Sinn Sisamouth - I'm Still Waiting {House of the Rising Sun}
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