kecak

English

Etymology

From Balinese kecak.

Noun

kecak

  1. A type of ceremonial chant in Bali, based on the Ramayana story, where men sit in a circle and imitate the sounds of monkeys.
    • 2000, Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, World Music: The Rough Guide, p. 125:
      The kecak is performed as a spectacle rather than a ceremony and new versions are commissioned for festivals and TV.
    • 2012, Adrian Vickers, Bali: A Paradise Created (2nd ed.), Tuttle 2012, p. 179:
      In one particularly memorable scene a volcano erupts just as primitive Balinese (Americans in black faces) sit around in a circle chanting, an imitation of the kecak dance.
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