Kampot Traditional Music School Building
School teaching and preserving traditional Cambodian music
In Kampot, the school teaches Khmer classical and folk instruments and hosts evening performances; visitors come for workshops, live recitals, and to hear traditional ensembles.
Kampot Traditional Music School at a Glance#
Address: Kampot Traditional Music School, Kampot Town, Kampot Province, Cambodia
About Kampot Traditional Music School#
The Kampot Traditional Music School uses music therapy to open up education and opportunity to orphaned and disabled children in southern Cambodia. Here hundreds of children find respite from poverty while learning skills that can earn them a living in adulthood.
Many graduates have gone on to successful careers as players of traditional regional instruments, in Phnom Penh and across Cambodia and the wider region, finding work in tourist resorts and hotels, a considerable step up from menial street jobs. An award-winning and well-supported centre, the school was built with donations and grants from Australia, Britain, Japan and Canada, and continues to run on public donations together with support from the government of the Netherlands. It stands one block west of Acleda Bank, on the more southerly of the two roads leading away from the river beside the old market. Most evenings there are performances open to visitors.
How to Get to Kampot Traditional Music School#
Kampot Traditional Music School is in Kampot town. From Phnom Penh take an intercity bus or minivan to Kampot (roughly 150 km, about 3-4 hours on the main highway), arriving at the town bus station near the riverside; the school is within a short walk (a few hundred metres) of Kampot’s riverside/old town area.
Best Time to Visit Kampot Traditional Music School#
For the Kampot Traditional Music School, the best time is the dry season (November-February) when weather is pleasant and cultural activity is higher.
Weather & Climate near Kampot Traditional Music School#
Kampot Traditional Music School's climate is classified as Tropical Monsoon - Tropical Monsoon climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 22°C to 33°C. Heavy rainfall (3061 mm/year), wettest in August with a pronounced dry season.
January
January is warm with highs of 31°C and lows of 22°C. The driest month with just 22 mm and partly cloudy skies.
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February
February is hot, feeling like 29°C. Moderate rainfall (38 mm).
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March
March is hot, feeling like 31°C. Significant rainfall (108 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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April
April is the hottest month, feeling like 33°C due to high humidity. Significant rainfall (143 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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May
May is hot, feeling like 34°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (283 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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June
June is hot, feeling like 33°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (382 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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July
July is hot, feeling like 32°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (557 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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August
August is hot, feeling like 32°C with oppressive humidity. The wettest month with heavy rain (567 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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September
September is hot, feeling like 31°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (455 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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October
October is hot, feeling like 31°C with oppressive humidity. Heavy rain (306 mm) and mostly overcast skies.
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November
November is warm with muggy conditions (dew point 24°C). Significant rainfall (146 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
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December
December is warm with highs of 30°C and lows of 23°C. Moderate rainfall (54 mm) and partly cloudy skies.
