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Cambodia, Sambor, June 23, 2009 Narine, 11 years old, Srey On, 11 years old, and Marya, 17 years old, child musicians at the Wat Sambor Temple. "After hours of navigation we arrived in the village of Sambor at nighttime. The music was flowing out of the Temple of 101 Columns. The temple, rebuilt today, had been razed to the ground by the Khmer Rouge, who wanted to eradicate what they considered as religious superstitions. Under the iron rule of the old master, the child musicians play the samphor (drum), kong thom (gong), chhing (cymbal), sadeo (single string instrument), oboe, gamelan or bamboo xylophone. Norodom Sihanouk's portrait is illuminated vertically by a neon light, the only streak of light transpiercing the absolute darkness. The music is long, continuous, repetitive, just like daytime navigation, just like the embankments' monotonous infinity." L?m Duc Hien Cambodge, Sambor, 23 juin 2009 Narine, 11 ans, Srey ?n, 11 ans, et Marya, 17 ans, enfants musiciens au temple de Wat Sambor. ??Aprcs des heures de navigation, nous arrivons au village de Sambor dans la nuit. La musique fuse du Temple des 101 colonnes. Aujourd'hui reconstruit, ce temple avait ete rase par les Khmers rouges, qui voulaient eradiquer ce qu'ils consideraient comme des superstitions religieuses. Sous la ferule du vieux maitre, les enfants musiciens jouent au samphor (tambour), au kong thom (gong), au chhing (cymbales), au sadeo (monocorde), au hautbois, au gamelan ou au xylophone de bambou. Le portrait de Norodom Sihanouk est eclaire r la verticale par un neon, seul rai de lumicre qui dechire le noir absolu. La musique est longue, continue, repetitive, comme la navigation du jour, comme l'infinie monotonie des berges.?? L?m Duc Hien Lam Duc Hien / Agence VU