Cambojam Live at Laundry Bar

Confirmed! Cambojam will have a gig at Laundry Bar this Friday 30 August.

It is the second gig we'll  have with the new line-up and really looking forward to it. We'll get a chance to introduce the new musicians to the community. It's also a great opportunity for us to play at Laundry Bar as they've evolved into one of the best live music venues of Siem Reap.

30 Aug 2013, 9pm
Laundry Bar Siem Reap
Dress code: put on your dancing shoes
Facebook event page

Save the date!

Hi everybody, we're planning a gig in Siem Reap on Friday 30 Aug at Laundry Bar! Will send out an invite and flyer later but make sure to keep your Friday night open :) 

CAMBOJAM 2013

We're working hard to get the band ready to rock Siem Reap again. After a couple of rehearsals, we had a first short gig at the Shinta Mani "Made in Cambodia Market". It was a great success. Check out our short teaser video and more news to come soon!

World Music Day 2012 in Siem Reap

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/171670266296783/

HOT! Cambojam shirts available NOW

Kicking out the jams!

Article about the band in the Phnom Penh Post: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954962/7-Days/kicking-out-the-jams.html

Gala dinner turns into pool party :)

When a gala dinner magically turns into a giant pool party.
Sorry for the terrible sound...should get a better phone!

Our band in the latest AsiaLIFE issue!

This month's issue of AsiaLIFE features Cambojam in an article about the music scene of Siem Reap.

The focus is on the friendliness among musicians in this town. I think that things have changed recently when we, the musicians of Siem Reap, tried to get together and form an association. Although this didn't result in a formal association, the general "team/group" spirit remained. New bands have emerged and we've met several times...just to jam :)

It was certainly nice to have Steve Cadd in town for a couple of months, what a great musician he is. We'll miss you ;)

RESPECT to the other great musicians mentioned in the article: Deborah, Trick and our own Bertrand... Let's also not forget the great work done by Milo, Aya's music education organization that supports local musicians and organizes workshops and teacher training in Cambodian schools (http://www.facebook.com/milo.angkor)

Although it's true that the music scene is developing, there's still a lot of things missing. There's no good music instrument shops in Siem Reap (or even in Cambodia...). There's also a limited amount of good music venues although some places have done an effort lately. And most importantly, there's no place where musicians - Cambodian and other nationalities - can meet, be themselves, share ideas, organize workshops, rehearse, have try-out gigs, experiment...and so on.

Thanks Nicky for the nice article!

Source: http://www.asialifeguide.com/

C A M B O J A M : Funk to the Future Photo Shoot

Under Construction : Madame Beergarden Gig

Cambojam was so psyched to have played a new venue in Siem Reap - Madame Beergarden!!!

TIPS for a Happy Life

This photo is one of those rare moments that we get freebies on stage...

The best part about playing the streets is getting those TIPS :-)

 It's been a while since we got some free cash actually... Guess the world is indeed in an economic crisis....

Band Fact: Every song request you make with us will cost you USD 5 LOL!

Here's Fab getting a tip. Remember people. The best things in life are not for free.. they cost USD 5 ;-)

CAMBOJAM: Bananarama at the Pub Street

November 4 gig snaps :-) Mr. Oyen "Shutterbug" Rodriguez, thank you Palangga!

They came, They sang, They conquered

Cambojam with Steve

Steve C. Wonder with Mr. B on the bass

If F4 had a European version, this probably won't be it. Jef, Jam, Baptiste, Peter and Magnus. Thanks guys and great smiles! 

Mr. Steve's instrument :-)

Naky, the Cambodian National Hero, checking out the sound and working directly with the speakers

Phil caught off guard

Adriano poses for the camera

The crowd getting drunk with our music :-)

Mr. Ray "Rayge Against the Machine" having an eargasm

Naky with giving us a thumbs up....

Dr. G in the house y'all!

Steve at work...

Gentlemen having a good laugh.. I hope they're not laughing at the band though hehehe

KC on the bass and he's feeling good

Bertrand's battle axe

Fab, Phil and Aya

Fab and Phil.. The French and Belgian

Adriano, Srey Roth and Peter...

KC doing a flag ceremony as the band pauses to sing a song for the late Steve Jobs

Aya smiles for the camera and Phil's head seems to be on top of her keyboard

Naky doing an F/U and OK sign at the same time :-)

Bertrand's bass pose

Team Japan: Mai, Yuki and the Japanese Jazz Princess Mayuko

KC concentrating on his microphone... it looks like his about to throw up or something.. If a vocalist pukes on stage, it what we call stage fireworks...

Adriano is a happy dude :-) He is also a part time DJ by the way

Fred sits in his throne and the girls are playing trip to Jerusalem around him... Good job there buddy

KC wants to pee at this point

Phil in action

KC's battle axe - he named his guitar "The Play for Japan Guitar"

Oli listens closely to the band

Candid shot

Steve and B

Bertrand singing and slapping the bass

The Three Musicteers

The Three Musketeers

Awesome energy as always... to all the Expats of Siem Reap, Thank you! To all the tourists who jammed with us, Thank you! To all the new friends we've made, Thank you! Lets keep the good times rolling guys... 

See you on our next gig ;-) 

To the Banana Leaf Management, thank you for making Friday nights cool and groovy again. 

MaD Open Mic Charity Concert at Banana Leaf

The biggest open mic we've done so far... Fusing various musicians into one groovy sound... the question is... will they all fit on stage? :-)

here are some snap shots from the gig.

MaD collaborates with musicians for this charity event - to help the families that have been devastated by the recent flood. The concert was held last 28th of October 2011

Gab caught staring at the camera

Fabien making a speech at the crowd (or was he sound checking??)

Gig in progress.... KC and Anna singing their hearts out

trick shot... KC drinking while on stage as Ms. Sterling jams with the band

KC and Gab vocalizing... they might be singing Creep at this point which is a song dedicated to KC by the way... A creep A weirdo The Crazy Filipino :-) now f*ck off! LOL!

Aya with the traditional Japanese "Peace" sign and KC with the ethnic Filipino "Everything is OK sir" sign

Song in progress...

Bertrand flirting with the camera... new hair style by the way :-)

Anna takes away the crowd with her soulful notes

Bertrand jams with Gabrielle - the powerful voice from down under

KC poses with Gabrielle... and yes KC secretly wishes that he had Gabrielle's hair as well :-)

Anna really feeling it this time... I wonder why'she's sad? Maybe the microphone smells bad???

KC and Anna singing Imagine

KC trying hard to look at the lyric sheet... He can't really read by the way... :-) Reading's for rich people only :-)

Bertrand sings Let The Sunshine In or something like that... from the movie Hair which up until now, I haven't seen yet...

KC with his game face... its either sad or constipated :-)

Anna - the 4th Queen of England with Benoit, Fabien, Oli, Aya and Steve as her Royal Knights

Sofi sings a groovy song for the crowd!

The new face of metal will be born soon - Gene Simmons tongue and the metal horns

More songs...

The deadly duo - Gab and Anna... combine the two and you have GabAnna!!!! Now where is Dolce??

Tyrone or otherwise known as Mr. Shredder!!!! Man this guy can shred :-)

Steve finally gets caught doing sax in front of the camera :-)

Voyeur shot of Gabrielle.. Naughty Oyen :-)

Aya with yet another peace sign :-) This photo seems like an ad for Tamtravel. Cool! :-)

Steve blowing off steam!!! He loves doing sax in front of people :-)

Ah finally! Fab is caught on camera... he always has the best lighting on stage :-)

I forgot the dude's name but I believe he is Mr. Sophy and he was doing a speech about the flood relief charity concert

Anna singing while the guys at the back are busy re-arranging

All great guitarists have cigarettes in their mouth when they play.. I tried to copy it but it doesn't work for me :-( I think I should grow a goatee instead

Banned soundcheck - Siem Reap's newest metal project :-) Composed of Ray (bass) and Paul (drums)

and the band goes on and on and on and on....

Let the sunshine in baby

low angle shots.. thanks Oyen :-)

Rule of 3rds? hehehehe

Gab Real Hair ( The real meaning of Gabrielle which means awesome authentic hair)

The crowd getting turned on :-)

Anna once again...

Finally ... KC, Gab and Anna = KC and GabAnna

Gab posing with the crowd

Searching for lyrics...

Bertrielle.. that's a nice name

Gab

Sound check blues :-) 

and of course a very special thanks to Mr. Lorenz for the beautiful frozen moments :-) 

Merci Oyen! J'etaime palangga! Sa uulitin please hehehehe 

Once again, to the Siem Reap Musicians - thank you!!!!!!! yes, I mean YOU!!!!! 

I would like to take this opportunity to re-introduce the band!!!!!

The Dudettes:

Anna - (Vocals) The 4th Queen of England

Aya - (Keyboards) The Peace Loving Japanese Jazz Queen

Gabrielle - (Vocals) The Vocal Thunder from Down Under

Mayuko - (Bass) Japanese Jazz Princess
Sofi Sterling - (Vocals) The MaD Voice

The Dudes:

Bertrand - (Bass, Trumpet, Vocals) The French Energizer 

Ray - (Bass) Mr. Rayge Against the Machine

Fabien - (Lead Guitars) The French Slash

Tyrone - (Lead Guitars) The English Shredder

Michel - (Drums) Mr. Beat 

Olivier - (Drums) Mr. Fantastic

Paul - (Drums) The American Idol

Benoit - (Percussion) The Conga Man

Steve - (Sax) Mr. Nice Guy 

Naky - (Sound Tech) The Cambodian National Hero

KC - (Vocals) The Creep Keeper  

History was made and we're all glad to be a part of it... Thank you for the donations you have extended to the families of the flood victims.

To Mr. Sterling and the whole MaD crew, thank you for making us a part of this.