“Kham Kha: From Karateka to Singer”

Kham Kha will share the bill with Gilles Servat during a concert evening in Betton, north of Rennes, on Sunday May 21. It was quite recently, in her fifties, that Kham, a Lao native, a high-ranking karateka, embarked on a new art: song. A 1st album, “My tear” has just been released.

56 ans, 6^th dan. Karate is the anchor of Kham Vannier. Born in Laos, she has been teaching karate for 20 years at Saint-Grégoire.
From now on, Kham is also a singer: she started with covers posted on the web, before writing her own texts.

Containment, a revealer

The Covid period was a turning point. “I found myself at home, giving karate lessons to a computer, in a period of life where it was complicated for me. I found myself having to put my own words to the music.”

Initially, Kham just wanted to record a piano/voice song. A ten-track album was born with the help of friends plus meetings with composer and professional musicians.

All for the music

Kham chained the working hours. She surrounded herself with a singing coach.

At all levels, it has given itself the means, with its own funds and crowdfunding.

This May 21, Kham Kha is organizing a concert in Betton. She will be on stage before Gilles Servat. “I thank Gilles Servat very much for letting me enjoy his audience. I have to rise to the occasion”.
A dual career to pursue

The follow-up: continue to teach karate if the physique allows it and try to concretize other artistic dreams.
“If I can go further in music, so much the better, if it has to stop tomorrow, it won’t be the end of the world, I’ve already had fun“.
Already planned: a tour in Laos in 2024 and maybe a 2^th album.