Dengue Fever (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | TUK TUK Records, M80 Music, Birdman, Real World |
| Website | www.denguefevermusic.com |
| Members |
Chhom Nimol Zac Holtzman Ethan Holtzman Senon Williams David Ralicke Paul Smith |
Dengue Fever is an American band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock.
The band was formed in 2001 by Ethan Holtzman and his brother Zac after Ethan was inspired by a trip to Cambodia. As Ethan and Zac were searching for a vocalist to sing in Khmer, lead singer Chhom Nimol was discovered in a nightclub in the Little Phnom Penh area of Long Beach. She was already a well-known karaoke singer in Cambodia, but decided to move to the United States after visiting her sister, and thought it was a good chance to make more money to send to her family back home. Zac is a vocalist and guitarist, formerly with Dieselhed, while Ethan plays the Farfisa organ. Rounding out the band are bassist Senon Williams (who played in Radar Bros until January 2009), drummer Paul Smith, and David Ralicke on sax.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 2003. All lyrics on the earlier albums are sung in Khmer, while the third album introduces some songs in English. Many of the songs are covers of 1960s Cambodian rock tunes by such artists as Sinn Sisamouth, Pan Ron, and Ros Serey Sothea, but some are originals, first written in English by the Holtzmans before being translated.
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