1. SoutheastAsianMusic
The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity, the local musical creativity,
as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music
scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and
artistic history and character.
Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various
genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific
ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting
of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Dayak, Kadazandusun, Eurasians and other groups.
In general, music of Malaysia may be categorized as classical, folk, syncretic (or
acculturated music), popular and contemporary art music.
Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and
foreign influences.[1] The ancient Indochinesekingdom of Champa also had a historical
effect upon this music, because the Vietnamese court found it intriguing. However, even
with these foreign influences, Vietnam has a unique musical tradition stemming from its
native roots.
The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China and
India, and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia, Africa, Greece and
Rome. Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far afield -
including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin), the jakhe (Indian origin), the klong
jin(Chinese origin), and the klong kaek (Indonesian origin). Though Thailand was
never colonized by colonial powers, pop music and other forms of
modern Asian, European andAmerican music have become extremely influential. The
two most popular styles of traditional Thai music are luk thung and mor lam; the latter in
particular has close affinities with the Music of Laos.
The music of Cambodia is derived both from traditions dating back to the
ancient Khmer Empire and from the rapid Westernizationof the popular music scene in
modern times.
![SoutheastAsianMusic
The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity, the local musical creativity,
as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music
scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and
artistic history and character.
Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various
genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific
ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting
of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Iban, Dayak, Kadazandusun, Eurasians and other groups.
In general, music of Malaysia may be categorized as classical, folk, syncretic (or
acculturated music), popular and contemporary art music.
Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and
foreign influences.[1] The ancient Indochinesekingdom of Champa also had a historical
effect upon this music, because the Vietnamese court found it intriguing. However, even
with these foreign influences, Vietnam has a unique musical tradition stemming from its
native roots.
The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China and
India, and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia, Africa, Greece and
Rome. Thai musical instruments are varied and reflect ancient influence from far afield -
including the klong thap and khim (Persian origin), the jakhe (Indian origin), the klong
jin(Chinese origin), and the klong kaek (Indonesian origin). Though Thailand was
never colonized by colonial powers, pop music and other forms of
modern Asian, European andAmerican music have become extremely influential. The
two most popular styles of traditional Thai music are luk thung and mor lam; the latter in
particular has close affinities with the Music of Laos.
The music of Cambodia is derived both from traditions dating back to the
ancient Khmer Empire and from the rapid Westernizationof the popular music scene in
modern times.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/m1zxmqlorcwwo5lijnfd-signature-1e3ce6a5afb45d60a4f097ee54c3922eb915c407e1098c9e97446531ac4d3103-poli-140715062913-phpapp02/85/ap-1-320.jpg)
