Calling Back the Spirit Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi

by Sutton, R. Anderson

• ISBN13: 9780195112368
• ISBN10: 0195112369
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Calling Back the Spirit describes how, in the face of Indonesian and foreign cultural pressures, the Makassarese people of South Sulawesi are defending their local spirit through music and dance. The book examines the ways performers in this corner of Indonesia seek to empower local music and dance in a changing environment.

Author Biography

R. Anderson Sutton is professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he teaches ethnomusicology.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Contents of Compact Disk
Orthography, Abbreviations, and Conventions
Introduction	p. 3
South Sulawesi on Parade: Representations of the Local in the Culture Week Festival	p. 28
From Ritual Enactment to Stage Entertainment: Andi Nurhani Sapada and the Aestheticization of South Sulawesi's Music and Dance, 1940s-1970s	p. 48
From Entertainment to Art and Back to Ritual: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Artistic Power, 1970s-1990s	p. 69
Patriotism and Performance: One Holiday, Two Forts, Three Events	p. 89
Sinrilik and Kacaping: Persistence and Adaptation of Two Makassarese Musical Genres	p. 104
Sound and Power: Makassarese Ganrang Drumming	p. 134
Institutionalizing Performance: Schools, Sanggars, and the Government	p. 164
Voices on the Margins: Mass Media and Local Music in South Sulawesi	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 229
Notes	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 251
Index	p. 265
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