{{Short description|Cambodian singer and comedian}} {{family name hatnote|Meas|Samon|lang=Cambodian}} thumb|250px|Meas Samon '''Meas Samon''' ({{langx|km|មាស សាម៉ន}}) was a Cambodian singer and comedian, active in that country's psychedelic rock scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
As a young adult, Samon was in an army band and became known for singing humorous songs.<ref name=dtif/> According to LinDa Saphan, Samon and Yol Aularong "were the only singers and songwriters who were making social commentary through their songs."<ref name=saphan/> Samon in particular "used humor to draw attention to social conventions around relationships."<ref name=saphan/> Samon collaborated with several contemporary artists, such as Pan Ron, Sinn Sisamouth, Huoy Meas, and several duets with So Savoeun.
According to the 2015 documentary ''Don't Think I've Forgotten'', he was caught playing music at a work camp during the Khmer Rouge regime. He was told to stop, and when caught a second time, he was taken away and imprisoned or executed.<ref name=dtif/> Decades later, he became better known to Western audiences after appearing on compilations of Cambodian psychedelic and garage rock music, such as the influential ''Cambodian Rocks'' (1996), ''Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop Music'' (2004), and ''Groove Club Vol. 2: Cambodia Rock Spectacular!'' (2010).
==Filmography== Was uncredited as a performer in the film, The Joy of Living. Was featured in the horror film, Crocodile Man.
==References== <references>
<ref name=dtif>{{cite AV media|people=Pirozzi, John (director, producer), Andrew Pope (producer)|date=2015|medium=film|title=Don't Think I've Forgotten|publisher=Argot Pictures|language=English, Khmer}}</ref> <ref name=saphan>{{cite web|work=The Journal of Ethnic Studies|volume=35|issue=1–2|author-link=LinDa Saphan|date=January 2015|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281750961|title=From Modern Rock to Postmodern Hard Rock: Cambodian Alternative Music Voices|last=Saphan|first=LinDa}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{discogs artist|397939-Meas-Samon|Meas Samon}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meas, Samon}} Category:20th-century Cambodian male singers Category:People executed by the Khmer Rouge