ABSTRACT

The first complete music reference for the region, this volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in thirty-five articles, written by twenty-seven expert contributors.

part |1 pages

Part 1 Introduction to Southeast Asia as a Musical Area

part |1 pages

Part 2 Issues and Processes in Southeast Asian Musics

chapter |15 pages

Southeast Asia in Prehistory

chapter |8 pages

Bamboo, Rice, and Water

chapter |32 pages

Waves of Cultural Influence

chapter |8 pages

Culture, Politics, and War

chapter |18 pages

Popular Music and Cultural Politics

part |2 pages

Part 3 Music Cultures and Regions

chapter |67 pages

The Khmer People

chapter |117 pages

Thailand

chapter |28 pages

Laos

chapter |38 pages

Burma

chapter |42 pages

Peninsular Malaysia

chapter |75 pages

Vietnam

chapter |9 pages

Singapore

chapter |6 pages

Minority Musics of Vietnam

chapter |3 pages

The Lowland Cham

chapter |1 pages

Island Southeast Asia

chapter |4 pages

Island Southeast Asia: An Introduction

chapter |32 pages

Sumatra

chapter |99 pages

Java

chapter |33 pages

Bali

chapter |24 pages

Nusa Tenggara Barat

chapter |18 pages

Nusa Tenggara Timur

chapter |8 pages

Sulawesi

chapter |11 pages

Maluku

chapter |29 pages

The Lowland Christian Philippines

chapter |6 pages

Popular Music in the Philippines

chapter |16 pages

Upland Peoples of the Philippines

chapter |18 pages

Glossary

chapter |4 pages

A Guide to Films and Videos

chapter |4 pages

Notes on the Audio Examples