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About this Song
Rooted in the rich, centuries-long tapestry of creative sonic expression that emerges from Indonesia’s thousands of inhabited islands, where cultural exchange between local communities and regional and global trading partners has shaped a vast array of distinct musical forms for generations, this sound falls under the expansive umbrella of world music, a curatorial category that centers regional creative traditions that might otherwise remain outside the dominant scope of globally distributed mainstream musical output. Titled Radio Dangdut, the work carries with it the specific geographic and cultural context of its Indonesian origin, a marker that anchors it to the long line of sonic innovations that have grown out of the archipelago’s diverse array of ethnic and cultural groups, each of which has contributed unique layers to the nation’s overall musical identity.
