Dengue Fever

Genre: World Hometown: Los Angeles CA
denguefevermusic.com

Thursday, March 16   1:00 a.m.
Caribbean Lights   (614 E 6th St)

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Dengue Fever is in the vanguard of an emerging global pop sensibility,making music that’s both familiar, yet eerily unique. Fronted by Cambodian
pop star Ch’hom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, the Los Angeles sextet blends the rhythms of ‘60s Cambodian pop - heavily influenced by American surf, rock and early psychedelic garage bands - with their own eclectic mix of American
and international styles. Unlike the world music bands of the late 80s, Dengue Fever is more concerned with a universal groove and breaking down musical barriers than with notions of authenticity. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness and girl group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is all their own.
"Voted #1 International release of 2005 by the Amazon.com editorial staff."