Kecak

Kecak Ganda Sari | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 5, 1993)
• Original Release Date: November 20, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bridge
• ASIN: B000003GID
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,062 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Indonesia > Bali

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Seminal Recording, December 20, 1999

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Musama Bin-Laden (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kecak (Audio CD)

This CD is the strongest by far when it comes to capturing the often terrifying intensity of the Ramayana Chant. Vocal fireworks of the first order - on par with P'ansori. Diamanda is a lightweight - take a listen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding!, September 30, 2005

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Douglas Millhoff (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kecak (Audio CD)

Let me say upfront, I don't understand a word of this. I've never had the dubious pleasure of actually seeing the Kecak performed live. And much of this is so esoteric as to be mind-numbing.
But there is a segment, sometimes called the Ramayana Monkey Chant, that is absolutely mesmerising: voices leap into a rapid-fire, syncopated polyrhythmic chant can only be described as an a capella equivalent to Tangerine Dream's signature textures.
This isn't everyone's cup of tea, and the only other use I can think of for it is to terrorize cats, christians, and small children, but if you DO like this sort of thing, this is the definitive version of the Kecak.