Hearing the Future: The Music and Magic of the Sanguma Band
| Author(s) | Crowdy, Denis |
|---|---|
| Title | Hearing the Future: The Music and Magic of the Sanguma Band |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Language | eng |
| Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | documentation promotion education |
| ICH Genre | performing arts: music |
| Keywords | popular music music industry Sanguma |
| Description | The story of the Sanugma band, which formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Although from diverse backgrounds, they were united to create a sound that represented the birth of a new, sovereign, and distinctly Melanesian nation and to express their values, identities, and cosmology through their music and performance. The author argues that their music was a vital form in sync with the socio-political change then taking place in PNG. Drawing from rock, jazz, and world-music influences, Sanguma reached audiences around the world. |
| Publisher | University of Hawai‘i Press |
| Place of Publication | Honolulu |
| Date of Publication | 2016 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8248-5156-9 |
| Academic Field | popular music studies ethnomusicology |
| Community/Ethnic Group | Papua New Guinea |
| Contributor | Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission |
| Active Contribution | Papua New Guinea, FY 2024 |
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