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Cambodian Vintage Music Archive

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Cambodian Vintage Music Archive
Common nameCVMA
Alternative namesThe Cambodian Vintage Music Archive, Inc.
TypeArts and culture
Focus areasCambodian music preservation; digitization; reissues
SubjectsMusic & Sound; History & Remembrance
Founded2010
WebsiteWebsite
Contact[email protected]
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Cambodian Vintage Music Archive (CVMA) is an organization focused on preserving and sharing recordings and documentation of Cambodian music from before 1975. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive)

History and purpose

The project was founded in Phnom Penh in 2010; its mission page names Rotanak Oum, Nate Hun and Maya Oum as co-founders. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive, Mission)

The organization describes its work as preserving the legacy of musicians and composers from Cambodia's golden era of popular music, alongside written and oral histories of the artists. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive)

Preservation and access

CVMA describes digitizing recordings and documentation, making high-fidelity digital transfers, and reissuing music on vinyl. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive)

It also uses cultural events and social media to introduce audiences to the music and its history. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive)

Public participation

The organization invites questions and requests concerning the digitization of vintage Cambodian media and states that it can host exhibitions of its work at institutions. (Cambodian Vintage Music Archive)

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