Music

The Indie takeover

Independent record labels give the majors a run for their money

Demonstrating diversity

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

Hot debates

A law on pornography still divides the community

The end of fasting

Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change

A new artistic order?

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Global fashion, remixed

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

Music for the fight, movements for the soul

Fight-choreography in West Java is a source of cultural pride

Punks, rastas and headbangers: Bali's Generation X

Quite unknown to the tourists, Balinese youth are creating a dynamic musical identity that refuses to be colonised. EMMA BAULCH joins the death thrashers for an evening of metal.

DAVID HILL and KRISHNA SEN scour the music shops. They find that foreign music is now as Indonesian as batik. From Hindi film to 'Indie' punk rock, foreign musical genres are being indigenised, and imbued with Indonesian political meaning.

M16s for punks

Punk rockers turn to Yogya craftsmen for ‘guitar weapons’.

Remembering Sam Kapissa

He was a wood carver, musician, and mover and shaker for the arts on Biak

Moving beyond ignorance

Cultural engagement is yet to reach its full potential

Dangdut trendy

Is it techno? Is it traditional? No, it’s techno hybrid ethnic house music

Singing for life

Music is still a potent source of cultural resistance in West Papua

Homicide and hip-hop

Bandung’s outspoken rap group

Distro

Independent fashion moves from margins to mainstream

Alleyway revelry

The ‘Gang’ approach to cross-cultural collaboration.

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