Huoy Meas
Huoy Meas | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Cambodia |
Died | c. 1977 |
Genres | Cambodian rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, radio personality |
Years active | 1960s-70s |
Huoy Meas (Khmer: ហួយ មាស pronounced [huəj miəh]) (6 January 1946 – c. 1977[1][2]) was a Cambodian singer and radio announcer in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Biography
She was born in Svay Por Commune, Sangker District,
Meas disappeared during the Cambodian genocide of the late 1970s. One of the Khmer Rouge's first actions upon taking control of Cambodia was to commandeer the National Radio service where Meas worked. She is believed to have been one of the millions of residents of Phnom Penh ordered to evacuate the city and relocate to the countryside to become farm workers.[5] Srey Channthys stated in interviews that Huoy Meas was raped by several Khmer Rouge soldiers and then killed,[1][2] though her exact fate has never been confirmed.[5] Her work as both a radio personality and recording artist was profiled in the 2015 documentary film Don't Think I've Forgotten.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Stefanie Alisch (19 December 2013). "Rendezvous im Kosmos der Crosskultur" (PDF). Staging Cambodia – Video, Memory & Rock 'n' Roll: 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Biography - Cambodian Space Project". cambodianspaceproject.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ "Houy Meas - Lea Haeuy Sneaha - Cambodia song - Khmer Oldies Song". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ Sok Samphoasphalyka, Khiev Chakriya, Nov Povleakhena, Louv Lykeav, Nhem Piseth (18 October 2011). "The Peak of Khmer Music" (PDF). Dontrey – the Music of Cambodia. Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e John Pirozzi and LinDa Saphan, liner notes, Don't Think I've Forgotten, soundtrack, 2015.
- ^ "Abandoned Forest Town Reflects Beauty of 'Golden Past' - The Cambodia Daily". cambodiadaily.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (April 9, 2015). "'Don't Think I've Forgotten,' a Documentary, Revives Cambodia's Silenced Sounds". The New York Times.
External links
- "Kampuchea National Radio with host Houy Meas - 1975". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-05-29. – "Houy Meas was the most popular radio DJ in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge takeover in 1975. This is a clip from her show, Meas Mathrey"