Cambodian Living Art reflection11/18/2018 Music is magical. It can do a lot of things. Music can bring people together even you don’t understand the language they speak- because music speaks for itself. One can never imagine the power music can bring: The story of those artists going into village to perform to the local people is really touching. Yes, the people gather together and really enjoy the music. Music can initiate kindness, too. Mr. Gromak and Watkinson school raise money for the Cambodian music through the Khmer music bus; Arn find the artists throughout the country to form a music group; they perform and don’t charge money.
Everybody in the music group has a story. They talked about how they picked up the instrument when it was almost forbidden, or how they still remember how to play songs after the horrible genocide. It was the past and behind them, but they still remember the feelings- therefore, they play music for peace in order to spread more positive energy. They are so brave: I remember they said that the only way they would stop performing music is the government kill all of them. They know they have the mission to let everybody know the traditional music, the part that was not taken by the Khmer Rouge. They want to evoke people’s feeling and retrieve back to their culture. While perform music to others, they also deliver the message of hope. They travel around hoping more and more young people can pick up the traditional instruments and preserve the original Cambodian culture. They also spread the hope for their own country, that it will be better and better in the future. Therefore, their music has a mission, and they are on the way of approaching to accomplish that mission.
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