ThetruestoryofbelovedCambodiansingerRosSereySothea,whose“GoldenVoice“helpeddefineCambodia’sGoldenAgeofmusicuntilhermysteriousdisappearanceinthekillingfieldsofPolPot’sKhmerRouge.DevelopedinpartnershipwithSothea’sfamily.ThereisasayinginCambodia:Musicisthesoulofanation.PerhapsnooneembodiedthatspiritmorethanRosSereySothea,ayoungwomanwhowouldforeverchangethelandscapeofCambodianmusicastheQueenwiththeGoldenVoice.Fromahumblericefarmertonationallyrecognizedsinger,Sothea’ssuccesscapturedtheheartsoftheKhmerpeople.Throughouthercareer,sherecordedover500songs,hersignatureangelicvoicesoaringovergenresfromtraditionalballadstopsychedelicrockandbeyond.AstheCambodiancivilwarraged,Sothea’ssingingcareercontinuedtoflourish,evenwhensheservedinthearmyasoneofthecountry’sfirstfemaleparatroopers.Afteryearsofbloodyconflict,thecommunistKhmerRougeseizedcontrol,murderingartistsanddestroyingtheirmusic,bringingCambodia’sgoldenageintoadarkeraofsilence.Sothea’sfateisunknown.RosSereySothea’sgoldenvoicelivesoninthepopularmusicofCambodiatothisveryday.Gonebutnotforgotten,herlegacycontinuestoinspire.TheGoldenVoicetellsthestoryofSothea’slife,developedalongsidethesurvivingfamilywhoknewher,andaccompaniedbyaninteractivesoundtrack.
CAMBODIAN GOLDEN ROCK QUEEN WHOSE VOICE
