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The core tension that defines the world music genre, the contrast between its global, cross-cultural circulation and the deeply rooted, place-specific origins of every work that falls under its umbrella, frames every sonic piece created within its bounds, and that dynamic is particularly resonant for works emerging from Indonesia’s vast, culturally layered archipelago. World music emerged as a categorical framework to counteract the longstanding dominance of Western commercial music in global circuits, which for decades sidelined non-Western sonic works as niche, primitive, or secondary to the pop, rock, and classical output of Europe and North America. This framing gave creators from across the Global South a space to share their work with audiences far beyond their local communities, without forcing them to dilute the cultural traditions that shaped their art to fit the narrow expectations of mainstream Western markets.
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