TY - JOUR
T1 - Indonesians and Australians playing Javanese Gamelan in Perth: Community and the Negotiation of Musical Identities
AU - Mcintosh, Jonathan
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The present article centres on a group of Indonesians and Australians who are members of a gamelan ensemble based at the Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia in Perth, Western Australia. By examining why Australians and Indonesians choose to participate in this musical community, the article investigates how these individuals negotiate and construct musical identities to give local meaning to gamelan in the West Australian context.
AB - The present article centres on a group of Indonesians and Australians who are members of a gamelan ensemble based at the Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia in Perth, Western Australia. By examining why Australians and Indonesians choose to participate in this musical community, the article investigates how these individuals negotiate and construct musical identities to give local meaning to gamelan in the West Australian context.
U2 - 10.1080/14442210902852831
DO - 10.1080/14442210902852831
M3 - Article
VL - 10
SP - 80
EP - 97
JO - Asia Pacific journal of anthropology
JF - Asia Pacific journal of anthropology
SN - 1444-2213
IS - 2
ER -