I first heard of Dengue Fever many years ago on a late-night tv show about music that I watched religiously. That show is where I heard of several bands and musicians including four that I really enjoy: Dengue Fever, Cobra Starship, M.I.A and The Duke Spirit.
Of course, M.I.A is one of my all-time favorite musicians. Mathangi Arulpragasm (or Maya as she likes to be called) is a lyric goddess and is the only music considered by many to be 'rap' that I actually enjoy.
Dengue Fever, the subject of this post, is a band from California with a Cambodian lead singer named Chhom Nimol. She is AMAZING. (Keep in mind when listening to these guys that they also have a guy who sings lead sometimes. He's good, but Chhom is better.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4feSrteIeY&feature=g-vrec&context=G21d7905RVAAAAAAAACQ (Chhom in Khmer language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH7dbO8PpQc (amazing song by them. One of my faves.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzyPuX9f4_U&feature=relmfu (he sings here.)
The purpose of this post it to spread the word about Dengue Fever. Love them.
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