"Music Helps a West Papuan Feeling": West Papuan Musicians Mobilizing Affect and Communitas in Melbourne

Music making is an everyday activity for many people in the West Papuan community in Melbourne, Australia. The music they make negotiates the complex cultural and political dimensions implied by the term "West Papua"; the identity is especially complex for people living apart from the regi...

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Vydáno v:The Contemporary Pacific Ročník 36; číslo 1; s. COV1
Hlavní autor: Salay, Sebastian
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: University of Hawaii Press 22.03.2024
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ISSN:1043-898X
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Shrnutí:Music making is an everyday activity for many people in the West Papuan community in Melbourne, Australia. The music they make negotiates the complex cultural and political dimensions implied by the term "West Papua"; the identity is especially complex for people living apart from the region itself. West Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea, is the site of ongoing conflict and occupation. Resistance to Indonesian administration of the region is carried out by several loosely organized independence movements, which emphasize West Papuan cultural and political identity. According to Adam, a musician and regular presenter on the Voice of West Papua radio show, advocates for independence often use "music as a weapon."
ISSN:1043-898X