modern music Archives – Phare Ponleu Selpak

Phare Alumni Success Story: Meet LY Vanthan, the Music Pop Star of Cambodia

by CHIERN Piseth Samphallyka | May 9, 2024

It is always a joy to get to interview Vanthan, the music alumni from the Performing Arts School of Phare Ponleu Selpak Vanthan is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. The well-known singer of “Khmer Gentleman” at Baramey...

Vanthan’s Story: How a Phare Music Student Rose to National Stardom

by CHIERN Piseth Samphallyka | Oct 5, 2023

LY Vanthan – better known today as just “Vanthan” – is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. You probably know him as the musician behind “Khmer Gentleman,” but did you know that Vanthan is also a graduate of Phare Ponleu Selpak? ...

Roundup of Phare’s 25th Anniversary Summer Events

by ppsa | Oct 9, 2019

Every year at Phare Ponleu Selpak, July marks the opportunity to reward the hard work of our graduates, who have been studying for up to 4 years in the Visual and Applied Arts School. We are celebrating the graduates starting a new chapter of their lives and launching...

Help Phare Ponleu Selpak Raise $75,000 for a Much-Needed New Music School

by ppsa | Aug 13, 2019

In 2014, a section of the old music school fell apart, and for safety reasons the whole building had to be destroyed. Since they don’t have any dedicated space to learn and create, our young musicians find themselves forced to train and perform anywhere they can find...