[2] In the 1960s, Cambodian Head of State Norodom Sihanouk, a musician himself, encouraged the development of popular music in Cambodia.
This inspired a flourishing rock music scene based in Phnom Penh,[3][4] in which Saboeut's sister Sothea achieved great fame and influence.
[2][5] After the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, many musicians contacted Saboeut to inquire about her sister Sothea's fate.
Maintaining a list of contacts, Saboeut took the opportunity to reunite Cambodia's surviving rock musicians.
"[1] Shortly before her death, Saboeut was interviewed extensively for the 2015 documentary film on the history of Cambodian rock music, Don't Think I've Forgotten, in which her sister Sothea is profiled in detail.