Kecak chorus
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Kecak, Bali
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Kecak chorus
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Appearing in its present form at the beginning of the 1930s, this genre drew from older models, such as the trance-dances as practised in temples.
A chorus of men, some forty performers, seated in concentric circles facing towards the centre, where a scene from the Ramayana is played, with the texts declaimed by actors. The chorus itself performs a polyphony of diverse cries and onomatopoeias, wherein the syllables [ke] and [cak] (pronounced "cha") are stylised monkey calls. The result is a varied rhythmic counterpoint, mainly using techniques of hocket, ostinato and off-beat. Synchronisation betwecn the different parts is rigorously directed by one of the members in the chorus, a sort-of conductor whose signals can be clearly heard. There is no place for improvisation, and all the parts, whose number vary during a performance, have been learned by heart.
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0:03:14
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1978
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1983
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Bali
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Bali, Ubud
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Bali
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Voice CD I - Techniques: Calls, cries and clamors.
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Music (Vocal)
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Published record
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Male chorus
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Voices of the World, an Anthology of Vocal Expression (CD)
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Recording achived in 1983 at Musée de l'Homme (BM.1983_021) but not yet digitized in 2024.
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For any use, please contact the CREM-LESC (CNRS, Nanterre University, France): see information at https://archives.crem-cnrs.fr
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Magnetic tape
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Copy
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CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_001_010
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SEAH_CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_001_010
