About Ayai
Ayai is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Cambodian classical music.
From Wikipedia
Ayai (Khmer: អាយ៉ៃខ្មែរ) is one of the four main musical styles of Khmer traditional culture, along with pinpeat, mahori, and phleng khmer. It can be more specifically defined as "repartee singing, usually the theatrical alternation of a man and a woman, accompanied by an ensemble of the same name." Along with smot, while in a very different style, ayai singing has been described as "one of the most fascinating folk music traditions in Cambodia."
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Ayai.
- ↑ Cambodian classical music
Frequently asked questions
What is Ayai?
Ayai is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Cambodian classical music.