Smot (chanting)
Smot chanting, or smot is a traditional form of Buddhist chanting in Cambodia.
Smot is chanted at funerals and other ceremonies, and includes songs about the Buddha's life.[1]
The texts used in smot are in Pali and Khmer.
One famous chanter of smot was the monk Hun Horm (1924-2007) (later known as Hun Kang).[2] Young artists who carry on the tradition are Sinat Nhok, and Pheuan Srey Peu (or Phoeun Srey Pov).[3] Pheuan Srey Peu has studied with Prom Uth and Professor Yan Borin.[4]
The Cambodia Living Arts group seeks young people to study with the few remaining older masters of the art form.[5]
Presentations of smot have been given at the Khmer Arts Academy in Long Beach, California.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Smot Poetry Chanting". Cambodian Living Arts. 2014-01-22. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Smot - Preah Trey Leak Sang Khep by Hun Horm -". khmer24h.net. 2013-01-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cambodian Poetry and Smot National Tour, April 2010 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "KI Media: Pheuan Srey Peu: The master of "smot"". KI-Media. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Keeping an endangered Buddhist art form alive". Deutsche Welle - The Storytellers. 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Smot Music in Long Beach". Webbed Feet, Web Log » Blog Archive » I’m with the band. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
External links
- "O! Maha Dangrek: Poetry of Cambodian Refugee Experiences.", Samples of smot performances.
- "Phloeun Prim - Transformation of a Nation Through the Arts". TEDxPhnomPenh - YouTube. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2014-07-04., Smot chanting performance at 11:27 min
- Neang Kavich (2011). "Cambodia 1975-1979 : SMOT. Documentary film". Retrieved 2014-07-04.