Kong Nay

Kong Nay playing the chapei dong veng, Phnom Penh, 2007

Kong Nay (born 1946) is a Cambodian musician who plays the chapei dong veng. He is one of relatively few great masters to have survived the Khmer Rouge era, and is known as the "Ray Charles of Cambodia".

He received the 2017 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Sotheary, Pech. "Music legend Kong Nay wins Japan arts prize". Khmer Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Naren, K & Michelle, V. "Cambodian Arts Legend Kong Nay Receives Asian Art Prize". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 10 May 2018.



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