Cambodian Disability Sports Development

krom  (the group) release first single, i walked the line: A project of the CNVLD

" Raising awareness of the ability of Cambodian persons with a disability"

I walked the line, the debut single from krom was put on general release on vcd format in music stores across Phnom Penh, Cambodia on

The single has also been released for free download online at the Mekong Sessions You Tube site via the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/themekongsessions?feature=mhum   

Built on a Kottkesque roll with Khmer+ English vocals and instrumentation, krom are the first band to debut on the newly launched Mekong Sessions label.

krom vocalist; Tata, a Cambodian woman with a disability expressed the desire for krom to act as a catalyst for more singers with a disability to gain greater employment opportunities in the entertainment business.  

krom have released little information regarding future material or performances only hinting that their next single; a wee boogie called “ prahok”  will be released in six months. 

“Elusive, Exclusive and Reclusive” is the band motto and try as we might we can do nothing to change that,” a spokesman close to krom stated on condition on anonymity yesterday.

 krom - the group:

tata: vocals

minko: guitar and vocals

ian white: guitar

jimi baeck: accordion

brian webster: drums

kim bunthan: khmer violin

band matriarch: the om

The single: i walked the line

minko: music + words

ian white: producer

photography: luke duggleby

video: ian white + Darren campbell

artwork: Keith Kelly

United Nations Volunteers Assist CNVLD with new website designs  

This story can be viewed at: http://www.standupcambodia.net/headline-news/124-united-nations-volunteers-assist-cnvld-with-new-web-designs.html

The CNVLD is pleased to announce a special partnership with the United Nations Volunteer Program which is providing web design experts to assist in the development of two exciting new websites.

 United Nations Volunteers web designers will work in close cooperation with the CNVLD local tech team to assist in the development of two special new websites:

 www.2011volleyballworldcup.org : The official website for the 2011 WOVD Cambodia Standing Volleyball World Cup scheduled for July 2011

www.standingvolleyball.net  : A new site dedicated to news, discussions and global developments in the sport of Standing Volleyball - acknowledged as one of the most cost-effective sports in the world and perfectly suited to enabling persons with a disability, most especially amputees in post-conflict nations, to engage in  sports development with minimal capital outlay. The major aim of the new website is to join a collective voice to the global calls for the re-instatement of Standing Volleyball into the Paralympic Games.

The CNVLD thanks UNV for Standing Up with the Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia.

Watch out for the hottest new sports websites on the court!

The 10th Anniversary Cellcard Cambodian National Volleyball League featured in the Phnom Penh Post last week.

The addition of three new teams and the preparations for the 2011 WOVD Volleyball World Cup are the focus of the article which ran in the 8 September issue of the Phnom Penh Post in both English and Khmer.

READ: 'CNVLD BOASTS 13 TEAMS' IN THE PHNOM PENH POST

Links:

• 10th Anniversary National Volleyball League features in PP Post