After our workshop and concert at Soundskool in Siem Reap, we had some free days because the entire country was only holiday for the King’s birthday. For this reason, we decided to visit some of the breathtaking temples such us Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm, seen in the Tomb Raider. We were deeply inspired by their impressive constructions and rich cultural history.

We woke up at 04:45 to go to Angkor Wat, one of the largest religious monuments dating from the 12th century. We wanted to see the sunrise but unfortunately the sky was cloudy. Nevertheless, the temple itself, and the fact to be there and see everything was AMAZINGLY IMPRESSIVE.

Inside of the temples, we could see some wall carvings showing traditional Cambodian instruments. Some of them, we already saw during our workshops in Phnom Penh. For us, it was very interesting to see them again in the temples which were built a thousand years ago.

Moreover, in the temples there were some fascinating places where people made their offerings to the Buddah and Hindu Gods We could appreciate their respect, silence, and dedication to their God.

We enjoyed our trip here and were inspired by the rich cultural history. We definitely gained more ideas for our own music and musical journey through this experience.

Check out these monkeys!!

Near the Baphuon temple there were so many monkeys. They were surprisingly calm and seemed to ignore us humans! We enjoyed observing them.

Full of culture and markets!

Siem Reap seems to be a really nice city full of markets and traditional culture. The musical activity seems to be growing thanks to the impulse of music schools like Soundskool, the place where we performed and premiered Bosba Panh’s piece. We are very happy to contribute to the cultural increase of Siem Reap!

AEKI ensemble