30-Minute Music Hour

Dengue Fever

From Los Angeles, Calif., psychedelic surf-rock overlaid with traditional Cambodian melodies creates music that Paste Magazine calls, "the maturing, polyglot sounds of America’s urban future." Dengue Fever is fronted by Cambodian songstress Chhom Nimol who sings mostly in her native language. She’s backed by a hurricane ensemble that includes guitar, farfisa (a small, Italian-made organ), bass, drums, and saxophone. Dengue Fever’s music has been featured in several movies including City of Ghosts and Broken Flowers. The band has also been featured twice in Showtime’s hit series Weeds. Their third album, Venus on Earth, has just been released and is enjoying critical success.

Recorded July 12, 2008