Chhayam
Chhayam is a traditional Khmer musical dance.
It features the long-drum (skor chhayam), clashing hand-held cymbals, wooden clackers (Krab), and other noisemakers made of commonly found materials.
The performers show off in comic masks and exaggerated hair styles and make-up. Communal and spontaneous, the combination of drumming, comic exhibitions, and animated vernacular call-and-response vocals (at times nonsensical) are characteristics of Chhayam.
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