Songkites, Season 1 A Ragamuffin Project Songkites supports Cambodian songwriters to write, record and release creative, original music. This album is the result of a six-month period of workshops and recording sessions with 12 amazing young Cambodians. Songkites is not a competition. It is a supportive community of songwriters who inspire and challenge each other to express their originality through music. The name ‘Songkites’ is inspired by Cambodia’s famous musical kites, Kleng Ek, which produce melodic tones as they fly. We imagine each original song here as a ‘songkite’ – released and flying free with the songwriter holding the string. Thank you for supporting original music in Cambodia. All profits from the sale of this CD return to the songwriters and future seasons of Songkites. Produced by Euan Gray All tracks recorded by Euan Gray at Songkites Studio, Ragamuffin Boathouse, Phnom Penh All tracks mixed by Euan Gray at Songkites Studio with assistance by Stephen Anning, except ‘Journey of Heart’, mixed by Stephen Anning. Mastered by Stephen Anning, Diamond Mastering. Additional coaching, musical direction and creative process support by Carrie Herbert. These Sound Masters are licensed to Songkites (Ragamuffin International). Songwriters retain their natural copyright. Please support original music by not making or buying unauthorised copies. CD Artwork by Rachel Faller. Special thanks to: Doors, Kit Loring, Philippe Javelle, Charlie Corrie, Greg Chudzik, Greg Marino, Sebastian Adnot, Gabi Faja, Greg Lavender, Toma Willen, Stephen Anning, the crew at Ragamuffin Boathouse, Rachel Faller at Tonlé, Nataly Lee, Deep, Colin and the Loy9 crew, Clayframe, The Piano Shop. *the following text is written in Khmer and may not appear correctly. Songkites គាំទ្រអ្នកនិពន្ធបទចំរៀងខ្មែរក្នុងការសរសេរបទចំរៀង ថត និងចេញនូវបទចំរៀងផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនដែលពោរពេញទៅដោយភាពច្នៃប្រឌិត។ អាល់ប៊ុមនេះ គឺជាលទ្ធផលនៃសិក្ខាសាលារយៈពេលប្រាំមួយខែ និង រយៈពេលថតបទចំរៀងរបស់យុរជនកម្ពុជាដ៏មានសមត្ថភាពចំនួន១២នាក់ ។ Songkites មិនមែនជាកម្មវិធីប្រកួតប្រជែងនោះទេ។ វាជាសមាគមន៍គាំទ្រអ្នកនិពន្ធបទចំរៀងដែលជំរុញទឹកចិត្តគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមកក្នុងការបញ្ចេញថ្វីដៃរបស់ខ្លួនតាមរយៈតន្រ្តី។ ឈ្មោះ “Songkites” គឺបានមកពីខ្លែងតន្រ្តីដ៏ល្បីល្បាញក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហៅថា “ខ្លែងឯក”ដែលអាចបញ្ចេញនូវសាច់ភ្លេងរាល់ពេលដែលវាហោះហើរ។ ពួកយើងប្រៀបធៀបបទចំរៀងដែលបង្កើតឡើងនៅទីនេះដូចទៅនឹងខ្លែងឯក ដែលត្រូវបានបង្ហោះដោយសេរី ដោយមានអ្នកនិពន្ធ ជាអ្នកកាន់ខ្សែរ។ សូមអរគុណចំពោះការគាំទ្របទចំរៀងដែលជាថ្វីដៃនិពន្ធរបស់អ្នកចំរៀងខ្មែរ។ រាល់ថវិកាដែលបានមកពីការលក់ CD នឹងប្រគល់ជូនអ្នកនិពន្ធរបស់ Songkites រួមទាំងការរៀបចំ Songkites រដូវកាលថ្មី។ www.songkites.com www.facebook.com/songkites