Kecak: Balinese Monkey Chant.

Best representation of the Kecak I’ve found.

http://youtu.be/nAUoa9pmokA

Gunung Kawia is an 11th century temple complex in Tampaksiring north east of Ubud on Bali, Indonesia.

Kecak (pronounced [ˈketʃaʔ], alternate spellings: Ketjak and Ketjack) is a form of Balinese dance and music drama, originated in the 1930s Bali and is performed primarily by men, although a few women’s kecak groups exist as of 2006. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 150 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting “cak” and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where the monkey-like Vanara helped Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. However, Kecak has roots in sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance. From Wikipedia.

Even though it’s a completely different scenario, I had flashbacks to “Avatar” here.

The Old Wolf has spoken.

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