Invitation Flyer: 50th Birthday Party for Khandarith Hay
Subject
Khandarith Hay
(Cambodian)
Subject
Somaly Hay
(Cambodian, 1959 - 2016)
Date2001 May 5
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.111.7
DescriptionInvitation to the 50th Birthday Party for Khandarith Hay held at the home of Somaly and Khandarith Hay in Waterford, Connecticut on May 5, 2001.
NotesBiographical Note: Khandarith Hay came to the United States in the early 1980s after surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. One of the few Cambodian classical singers in the U.S. at the time, Khandarith learned classical and popular song forms such as mohory from his brother-in-law Sam Ang Sam. Along with his wife, classical court dancer Somaly Hay, he was involved in building both both dance and accompanying music ensembles in Connecticut and Rhode Island through cultivation of community networks and young talent, along with instrumentalist Song Heng from Providence, Rhode Island. Khandarith taught Rhode Island resident Chamroeun Buth, who is a wedding singer, to learn the classical style of Cambodian music. Khandarith and a group of musicians including Somaly were recorded in the WNPR studio for CCHAP’s “Sounds Like Home” CD in 1998. Khandarith moved back to Cambodia in 2016.Additional materials exist in the CCHAP archive for these artists.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
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