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What is YeeKae

What is YeeKae


Yeekae or Yike is another form of Khmer Entertainment. The show is always starts with dance called Homrong. It is sort of a ritual to request god of art and performance a permission to perform, to cleanse the stage from evil acts, and to lead the show to be successful.

 “Yeekae” (some people spell it “Yike”) is basically a musical drama by which a story is told through songs enhanced by elaborate footstep dances. Yeekae music is emphasized by a sound of Yeekae drum (a bass sound) and led by a low-pitch fiddle. Most songs are preceded by a chorus serving as an introduction to the scene, a segment of the story. They also end with a chorus, a conclusion of the scene. Some chorus lyric has nothing to do with the story. They are just the style of the song. Songs are divided into three categories: a melody that expresses a feeling or sadness, an upbeat and happy tune, a conversational dialog. Yeekae producer needs to use appropriate song style based on how the story goes in the performance segment. For instance, the melody type is used when the character of the story is feeling sad; the happy tune is appropriate if the character is traveling through a forest or boating along a river; when characters are conversing to each other, whether it is a happy tone, commanding tone, or an angry tone, the conversational type would be composed.

 


 


 

Homromg example 1:

 


 Here is a Yeekae Mak Theung performed by Cambodian Community Day volunteers at Ben Brenman park, Alexandrid Virginia, USA. This is to illustrate the yeekae type of Khmer tradition entertainment.

 


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All donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. A financial statement is available upon written request from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs.

 

 

Communities

VOA News Coverage - CCD 2012 (click on pictures)

Voice of America/Khmer: Dr Chanthourn Thuy

A Khmer Archaeologist visited USA in July 2012 to present his research finding about ancient iron smelter in Cambodia to Cambodian-American communities. One of his stop was Washington, DC Metro area. 


 

Voice of America Interviewed Ms Sophia Tep, CCD Vice-President

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Sam Relief Dec 2012 Newsletter

Sam Relief was very busy in early April of 2012 and has delivered another 10 tons of rice to Angkor Children Hospital at Siem Reap.


Women's Health Study: http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu


Replica of Angkor Wat

We have bought a replica of Angkor Wat (picture shown above). It is a sculpture made out from stone, by a sculptor in Pursat province, Cambodia. It is 1.3 meter long, 1.1 meter wide and .35 meter high. It took more than 2 months to complete the sculpture. Click the picture to enlarge.


Phare Ponleu Selpak

Phare Ponleu Selpak (website: www.phareps.org) is a Cambodian association providing artistic activities to children and adults around the Battambang vicinity. The artistic fields are: performing arts (circus, theater, dancing, music), visual arts (cartoon animation, painting contemporary, illustration and graphic design) and social actions (governmental school pre-school through high school, child care center, and transitional youth house). Learn more ...

Khmer Music Festival

Thank you for coming to our Khmer Music Festival on Saturday September 5th 2015

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2015 Miss Cambodian American DC

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