Career
Saboeut is widely credited with reuniting Cambodia"s musicians and bands in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge rule and the simultaneous Cambodian genocide. The Khmer Rouge effectively destroyed the country"s fledgling rock and roll scene – imprisoning, killing or scattering musicians and band members. Ros Saboeut"s younger sister, Ros Serey Sothea, died during the Khmer Rouge"s reign of terror.
Her sister, Cambodian singer Ros Serey Sothea, who was known for a string of hits, including "Have You Seen My Love?" and "I"m Sixteen", was called "the golden voice of the royal capital" by the late King Norodom Sihanouk.
The era before the Khmer Rouge took power became known as the "Golden Age" of Cambodian music Saboeut kept her musical contacts.
She then spearheading the efforts to reunite Cambodian bands and musicians. Saboeut became the subject of the documentary, Don"t Think I"ve Forgotten: Cambodia"s Lost Rock & Roll.
Director John Pirozzi had created the film to chronicle rock and roll prior to the Khmer Rouge.
Ros Saboeut was interviewed throughout the documentary for her efforts to restore Cambodia"s musical scene. Ros Saboeut died on March 5, 2014, from complications of a fall at the age of 72.
