Frightened by the eagle; Recording songs and music from the Island of Siberut, Mentawai Islands
Singing is the most important element of the traditional music culture on Siberut, the largest of the Mentawai Islands (West Sumatra, Indonesia). There are various types of songs on the island. Some of them are related to the world of spirits and ancestors. These are mainly sung by shamans during he...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Humanities
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/vol18/iss3/2 |