CREATIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE

Sanguma, Music Education and the development of the PNG Contemporary style

Authors

  • Denis Crowdy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v3i4.28737

Keywords:

pan-Papua New Guinean music

Abstract

Crowdy addresses a distinctly local activity, the production of a syncretic style of pan-Papua New Guinean music, entitled 'PNG Contemporary' by its practitioners, which has been nurtured since the late 1970s by the PNG Higher Education system.

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Published

2015-10-05

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Crowdy, D. (2015). CREATIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE: Sanguma, Music Education and the development of the PNG Contemporary style. Perfect Beat, 3(4), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v3i4.28737