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A Hint of Cambodia's Flavor

The first time I heard this new song from The Black Keys, called Tighten Up, it made me groove right away. But not in the way you would expect. I started flapping my hands like a graceful duck and making little timid smiles...gee, just like when I would dance to a Cambodian Saravan music groove. Cambodian people, you know what I'm talking about. :P

I couldn't help myself daydreaming of a Cambodian wedding reception where the live band would play this song from The Black Keys and it would turn into an edgy Saravan and people from every generation would mix in to dance to it.

Here's a clip of Tighten Up, from the Black Keys:



And now, a Cambodian Saravan...can you hear the similarity?