Khmer S'rin artistic group (Kantreum songs and Chapey Dorng Veng) led by Mr. Chey Mongkol to perform in 15 US States starting January 2011
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| Khmer Surin students and their teacher, Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry |
A group of Kandrum Folk Performers from Surin province to perfom in the US in January 2011 under the Cultural Exchange Program between Language and Culture Association of Surin Province (LCASP) and Supporting Khmer Surin Committee (SKSC), California, USA.
On October 25th, 2010, Mr. Chaimongkol Chalermsukjitsri, the President of the Language and Culture Association of Surin province (LCASP) has informed to the local media in Surin province that, LCASP will send 2 Kandrum singers—Mr.Daka and Ms.Montra, and 1 Chapey Singer—Mr.Jun Saengjun to perform in the 15 states of the United States of America under the cultural exchange program between Language and Culture Association of Surin Province (LCASP) and Supporting Khmer Surin Committee (SKSC). As planned the group will be returned to Thailand by the end of March, 2011, said Mr.Chaimongkol Chalermsukjitsri.“We’ve decided to work with Darka, Montra and Mr.Jun Saengjun to perform in the US. Darka and Montra are younger Kandrum singers, and both are married. They are young, but they are determined and most of all they love their own Khmer language. While Mr. Jun Saengjan is the only Chapey singer left in Surin and Srisaket province. He is the most valuable because he is the only last Chapey left. He has decided to continue his careers as Chapey singer although the listeners are very few in number due to the difficulty of the Khmer language that he sings. The primary objective of the trip is to strengthening cultural ties between the Khmer in Surin, Thailand and the Khmer in the US and around the world, and secondly to open a rare opportunities for local folk performing artists to the internationally reorganization with support from LCASP,” so said Mr.Chaimongkol—the President of LCASP.
