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Here is actual footage of the last WFMU staff meeting, or the Ramayana Monkey Chant from the 1992 documentary Baraka, as you prefer:
[download video, 11 megs, mpeg format].
This particular Ketjak is something to look at, but it's quite tame sonically, as monkey chants go. For a more rousing audio rendition of this dramatic reenactment of the battle between King Rama and the evil Lord Ravana, check out ubuweb's Ketjak page here. via peremeny
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Little factoid, the Ketjak, which appears to be a traditional ritual, was invented in the 30s to cater to the tastes of Western tourists at the time.
Posted by: Carl | May 06, 2006 at 10:03 PM
I too have always loved Kotjak, one of many spellings of it, and first saw a version of it in the 80s. I have it on tape, digitized it tonight and have uploaded it to my Yahoo Briefcase here: http://briefcase.yahoo.com/lipwak (in the FMU files section, Kotjak.mov, 4.9mb Quicktime, 4:34)
Cheers,
Lipwak
Posted by: Lipwak | May 07, 2006 at 12:31 AM
telly or ving? there's really only one Kojack and thats......err, oops.....
Posted by: martin n | May 08, 2006 at 04:07 PM
As i understand it Ketjak was even 'invented' by a German choreographer.
I saw it performed live on Bali, Indonesia. It was impressive.
Posted by: poesboes | May 08, 2006 at 07:11 PM
I read about "monkey chants" at soccer matches. I have no idea what these are. Can you sort of tell me
Posted by: Robert J. Pellegrine Ed.D. | August 08, 2007 at 08:31 AM