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Jul 10, 2022
Alas Ethnic Minority Music of Aceh: Kecapi
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 19, 2021
Harpa Mulut Nusantara [Mouth Harps of Indonesia]: Rinding Lumajang
Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
Sounds of Madurese East Java, Pt. 1: Tong Tong Kerapan
Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
Cokek: Sino-Javanese Syncretism on the North Coast of Java
Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
Dec 12, 2020
The Power of Drums: Jaipong Bajidoran Between Karawang and Subang
Dec 12, 2020
Dec 12, 2020
Jun 7, 2020
Traces of Salindru in Banjar Lands: Gamalan Banjar in Barikin, South Kalimantan
Jun 7, 2020
Jun 7, 2020
Oct 21, 2019
Dayak Halong Ritual Music in South Kalimantan, Pt. 3: Gamalan
Oct 21, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Dayak Halong Ritual Music in South Kalimantan, Part 2: Kasapi
Jun 21, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Nov 30, 2018
The Many Sounds of Predi, a Minangkabau Artisan
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 24, 2018
Musical Journeys in West Sumatra: Gandang Sarunai on the South Coast
Nov 24, 2018
Nov 24, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
The Sound of Silek: Gandang Sarunai
Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
Palu and Donggala Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
Oct 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
Hopefully We Can Be in Peace: Talo Balak and Bebandung in Lampung
Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
Inventing Daul: Modern Madurese Expression in Pamekasan
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 7, 2018
Lalove: Bamboo Flutes and Ancestor Spirits in Central Sulawesi
Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018
Jun 8, 2018
Yanger: Tracing the Roots of Halmahera String Bands
Jun 8, 2018
Jun 8, 2018
Apr 24, 2018
The Story of Toleat: From Buffalo Boys to Bamboo Revolution
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 11, 2018
Mouth Music: Pangkak Harvest Songs in the Kangean Islands
Apr 11, 2018
Apr 11, 2018
Mar 28, 2018
Ramé Reeds: Madura's Sound of Saronen
Mar 28, 2018
Mar 28, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
Okol: Slit Drums and Whip Fighting in Madura
Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
Feb 22, 2018
Bamboo Revolution: Celempungan in West Java
Feb 22, 2018
Feb 22, 2018
Dec 1, 2017
Batti'-Batti': Musical Flirtations Off Sulawesi's Southern Coast
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017
Nov 23, 2017
Road to Europalia, Pt. 4: Dijf Sander's Java
Nov 23, 2017
Nov 23, 2017
Oct 10, 2017
The Voice of Ibu Ana: Dayak Kayan Song on the Mendalam River
Oct 10, 2017
Oct 10, 2017
Sep 30, 2017
Pak Bunau's Kadedek: Mouth Organs in the Heart of Indonesian Borneo
Sep 30, 2017
Sep 30, 2017
Sep 11, 2017
Bangpret: Islamic House Jams in Ciater, West Java
Sep 11, 2017
Sep 11, 2017
Sep 5, 2017
Tanji: Sundafied Marching Band Music in Sumedang, West Java
Sep 5, 2017
Sep 5, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Reak: Punk Rock Sundanese Trance on the Urban Fringe
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 17, 2017
Endah Jaipong: Gongs, Gangsters, and Sex Work in Downtown Bandung
Aug 17, 2017
Aug 17, 2017
Aug 8, 2017
Suspended Traditions: Calung Renteng and the Baduy Luar
Aug 8, 2017
Aug 8, 2017
Featured
Apr 8, 2024
Papuan Strings, Pt. 2: Yorbo, Arnold Ap, and Musical Solace in Biak
Apr 8, 2024
Apr 8, 2024
Sep 5, 2023
Papuan Strings, Pt. 1: Songgeri
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
Nov 26, 2022
Alas Ethnic Minority Music of Aceh: Canang Situ
Nov 26, 2022
Nov 26, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
Angklung Buncis: Mutual Aid and Music in the Fields of West Java
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
Aug 9, 2021
Harpa Mulut Nusantara [Mouth Harps of Indonesia]: Kuriding
Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
Sounds of Madurese East Java, Pt. 2: Serbung
Jul 26, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
Apr 14, 2017
Sumba Strings, Pt. 1: Purra Tanya
Apr 14, 2017
Apr 14, 2017
Mar 2, 2016
Mulud Nabi: Islamic Soul in West Sumatra
Mar 2, 2016
Mar 2, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
Talempong Botuang: Reviving the Minangkabau Tube Zither
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 18, 2016
Sweet From Afar: Mandailing Drums and Gongs in North Sumatra
Feb 18, 2016
Feb 18, 2016
Jan 29, 2016
Kacaping Mandar: Lutes and Poetic Verse in West Sulawesi
Jan 29, 2016
Jan 29, 2016
Dec 28, 2015
Central Sulawesi Sounds, Pt. 5: Yori in Love
Dec 28, 2015
Dec 28, 2015
Nov 24, 2015
Lampa Lampa Lombok, Pt. 6: Spending Time With Cungklik
Nov 24, 2015
Nov 24, 2015
Oct 26, 2015
Gondolio: Central Java's Obscure Angklung Tradition Gets New Life
Oct 26, 2015
Oct 26, 2015
Sep 28, 2015
Krilu: Flute Music in the Lebong Highlands of Bengkulu
Sep 28, 2015
Sep 28, 2015
Sep 18, 2015
Central Sulawesi Sounds, Pt. 4: Dadendate
Sep 18, 2015
Sep 18, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
Lampa Lampa Lombok, Pt. 5: The Musical Exorcism of Kebangru'an
Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015
Jul 21, 2015
Blowing the Gong: New Traditions in Sumedang
Jul 21, 2015
Jul 21, 2015
Jul 6, 2015
Hard Luck: Pak Hamdani's Bengkulu Blues
Jul 6, 2015
Jul 6, 2015
Jun 22, 2015
Central Sulawesi Sounds, Pt. 3: The Healing Vibes of Karambangan Palu
Jun 22, 2015
Jun 22, 2015
Jun 7, 2015
Lampa Lampa Lombok, Pt. 2: Cotton Candy Music
Jun 7, 2015
Jun 7, 2015
May 22, 2015
Lampa Lampa Lombok, Pt. 1: Genggong in Gunungsari
May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015
Apr 27, 2015
Central Sulawesi Sounds: Solo Karambangan
Apr 27, 2015
Apr 27, 2015
Featured
Apr 19, 2015
Central Sulawesi Sounds: Karambangan
Apr 19, 2015
Apr 19, 2015
Mar 10, 2015
Musical Eavesdropping in Banyuwangi
Mar 10, 2015
Mar 10, 2015
Jan 18, 2015
Songs After Dawn: Drone and Trance in Banyuwangi
Jan 18, 2015
Jan 18, 2015
Dec 8, 2014
Angklung Paglak: Bamboo Sounds High Above the Sunrise of Java
Dec 8, 2014
Dec 8, 2014
Nov 24, 2014
Tarawangsa: Sacred Strings in the Hills of Sumedang
Nov 24, 2014
Nov 24, 2014
Nov 16, 2014
Sounds of Sundanese Street Musicians, Pt. 1: Busking on the Fringes of Bandung
Nov 16, 2014
Nov 16, 2014
Oct 24, 2014
Over the River and Through the Woods: In Search of Sape' in The Heart of Borneo
Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Tingkilan: Gambus Fusion in East Kalimantan
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 2, 2014
Sayang Sayang - Guitar Music of West Sulawesi
Oct 2, 2014
Oct 2, 2014
Aug 22, 2014
Music of Mandar, Pt. 1: Gongga Lawe
Aug 22, 2014
Aug 22, 2014
Aug 13, 2014
Cigawiran in Cigawir: Devotional Sundanese Singing in the Countryside of West Java
Aug 13, 2014
Aug 13, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
The Bena Sunday Church Choir
Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
Searching for Sasandu
Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
Street Zither in Solo
Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014
Jun 5, 2014
The Singing Coconuts of Mandar
Jun 5, 2014
Jun 5, 2014
Jun 3, 2014
Reawakening the Duri Drone Flute in Enrekang
Jun 3, 2014
Jun 3, 2014
May 29, 2014
Bamboo Bass Music in the Land Above the Clouds
May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014
May 22, 2014
Ritual Rice Pounding Music of Tana Toraja
May 22, 2014
May 22, 2014
May 21, 2014
Grandpa Karombi Carrying the Mouth Harp Tradition in Batutamonga
May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014
May 2, 2014
Blue Jeans Batang Hari in Tanjungsakti
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
Gembyung: Mingling Trance Traditions Collide on the Urban Outskirts of Bandung
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
South Sumatra Blues in the Highlands of Pagaralam
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014
Celempung Variations in the Jungle of West Java
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014