Cambodia has recently become a popular destination for many Vietnamese artists, following high demand from Vietnamese expats there. Vietnamese cai luong (southern folk music) singers, comedians, as well as circus artists have been welcomed in  Several Vietnamese artists waiting for their turn to perform at a show in While there are many free Cai Luong shows organised by local pagodas, Vietnamese expats in the country prefer the variety shows even though the ticket prices can be as high as USD40 per person. "We really treasure the chance to enjoy performances by as many these artists, and do it as much as possible," said a woman named Phuong, emigrated to live with her family and has lived there for eight years. "Normally we can only watch them through VCDs."  Hoai Linh is a popular comedian both in Vietnam and Cambodia Lucrative market for promoters After recognising the demand and some from watching others organise shows several Vietnamese people in According to one artist, Vu Luan, several people have made large profits with cai luong tea-shops. "Most of these tea-shop owners are from the Mekong Delta region, which is known as the One of the most famous tea-shop owners here, Nghia, from Nghia currently owns three tea-shops which used to host Cambodian acts. Upon seeing the desire of Vietnamese audiences for cai luong, he started to host only Cai Luong artists, which paid off in profits. Performing or gambling? While Vietnamese artists have found it easy to earn money in According to the artist Chau Thanh, many artists from Comedian Tan Beo says that several artists even use the pretext of a performing in Source: NLD |
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