Nicknamed the King of Khmer Music, Sinn Sisamouth’s crooning vocals were often likened to the voice of Nat King Cole. His career started with singing on radio during medical studies in his early 20s. By the late 1950s, he was one of Cambodia’s most popular musicians, again embracing the rock era that was gaining momentum across the West. Paving the way for a modern wave of music, Sinn traded in the traditional wind instruments that accompanied Cambodian music, experimenting instead with blending Western sounds with Khmer music. The result is Cambodian rock‘n’roll, with its distinct grooves. As with many of his peers, Sinn was killed under the Khmer Rouge, who targeted artists as part of their genocidal regime. https://youtu.be/zp06ToNJ__g