Kate Miller-Heidke has played a history concert at Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. The MTV Exit event, the first rock concert ever held at the ancient site, looked to raise awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims.
Kate was the only Australian on the bill which featured Placebo, Duncan Sheik, and local Cambodian bands.
She described the show as “the most amazing gig I’ve ever done.
“The setting was magical and timeless as soon as the music started, all these Khmers came out of the forest and were dancing under the stars. While we were doing sound check, about a dozen Buddhist monks in their saffron robes were peering out of the temple at us, curious about what was going on. It was utterly surreal.”
Kate did not realise the extent of human trafficking until she became involved in the project.
“I was shocked to discover there are more slaves today than have ever existed throughout history,” she said. “Not thousands but millions of people are being forced into sex slavery and slave labour. It is a huge problem and it is happening in our neighbourhood.”
Good on Kate for getting involved with such an important cause!
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