Mou Pei Na - Sinn Sisamouth

Song: Mou Pei Na
Artist: Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea
Album: Dengue Fever Presents: Sleepwalking Through the Mekong

Sinn Sisamouth disappeared during the Khmer Rouge genocide and his exact fate has never been confirmed, with multiple sources making contradictory claims. Due to his ongoing popularity with the Cambodian people, there has been a great amount of speculation about his whereabouts after the Khmer Rouge forced the evacuation of all residents from Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, and his apparent death at the hands of the new regime. In the film ”Don't Think I've Forgotten“, an interview subject speculates that Sisamouth was originally evacuated to a small village but was then ordered to return to the city to work for the Khmer Rouge in some capacity, but it is unknown if he in fact followed this plan.