Modern Noise, Fluid Genres Popular Music in Indonesia, 1997-2001 |
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| Author:
| Wallach, Jeremy |
| Series title: | New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-22904-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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What happens to "local" sound when globalization exposes musicians and audiences to cultural influences from around the world? Jeremy Wallach explores this question as it plays out in the eclectic, evolving world of Indonesian music after the fall of the repressive Soeharto regime. Against the backdrop of Indonesia's chaotic and momentous transition to democracy, Wallach takes us to recording studios, music stores, concert venues, university campuses, video shoots, and urban...
More Description What happens to "local" sound when globalization exposes musicians and audiences to cultural influences from around the world? Jeremy Wallach explores this question as it plays out in the eclectic, evolving world of Indonesian music after the fall of the repressive Soeharto regime. Against the backdrop of Indonesia's chaotic and momentous transition to democracy, Wallach takes us to recording studios, music stores, concert venues, university campuses, video shoots, and urban neighborhoods.