| Native name | យីកេ (Khmer) ลิเก (Thai) |
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| Genre | Arts performance |
| Instrument(s) | oboe, skor yikey (in Cambodia), tambourine |
| Origin | India (originally), later introduced to Southeast Asia |
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Jikey or Yikey (Yawi: جيكيي; Khmer: យីកេ, [ˈjiːkeː]; Thai: ลิเก, romanized: likey, pronounced [líʔ.kēː])[a] is a form of traditional religious dance originated from India and commonly practiced by communities in several Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia,[1][2] Malaysia,[3] Thailand,[4] and Vietnam.[b][5] Specifically, there are two major types of Jikey in Thailand, the one in central region tend to have more Buddhist characteristic adopted its original Indian form, meanwhile in the southern region it bear more Islamic characteristic as it is heavily influenced by the Persian and Arabs-derived culture which characterized by the usage of Middle Eastern musical instruments such as the tambourine, etc.[4]
Since 2015, Cambodia has submitted Jikey (យីកេ) as one of its Intangible Cultural Heritages to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).[6][7]
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- ^ Se, Sio (August 2002). "All The World's A Stage". Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
[Web content originally part of Leisure Camobodia (tabloid), Volume 2, Number 8, August 2002.]
- ^ Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. pp. 246–247.
- ^ "Jikey". Ministry Of Information Communication & Culture of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sukphisit, Suthon (1995). The vanishing of Thailand: Folk Arts and Folk Culture.
- ^ Terry Miller & Sean Williams (2008). The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-415-96075-5.
- ^ "Rehabilitation and Preservation of Cambodian Performing Arts". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- ^ "Inventory List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Kingdom of Cambodia" (PDF). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 2015.
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