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
  1. "Smot Poetry Chanting". Cambodian Living Arts. 2014-01-22. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  2. "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.
  3. Cambodian Poetry and Smot National Tour, April 2010 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "KI Media: Pheuan Srey Peu: The master of "smot"". KI-Media. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  5. "Keeping an endangered Buddhist art form alive". Deutsche Welle - The Storytellers. 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  6. "Smot Music in Long Beach". Webbed Feet, Web Log » Blog Archive » I’m with the band. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
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