The Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime (1975–1979) resulted in the devastation of Cambodian culture. Since then, Cambodia has been facing many challenges in the revival of its cultural traditions. The talk aims at approaching Cambodian tradition in the field of contemporary music which is not only essential to the Cambodian cultural revival, but also at least indirectly leads to a new phase of Cambodian- Thai cultural relations less burdened by cultural conflicts.