American filmmaker John Pirozzi made local music history Saturday night when more than 600 people packed into Chaktomuk Theatre to watch the world premiere of Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock ‘n’ Roll. Pirozzi’s documentary traces the evolution of the country’s foreign-inspired music from the 1960s and 1970s. In attendance were pop starlet Chhom Nimol, lead singer of Dengue Fever, and Sinn Chanchhaya, son of Sinn Sisamout, as well as original members from The Bayon Band, Apsara, Baksei Chamkrong and Drakkar, all superstar groups before the war. After the screening, they gathered on a stage behind the theatre and rocked it.
