Discuss the band Krakatau as an example of pop music and a response to globalization. What has been the band’s philosophy towards incorporating traditional Indonesian musical elements into its music?
What will be an ideal response?
• The band has developed a hybrid "ethno-jazz fusion" sound which appeals to sophisticated urbanites.
• The band has blended Western pop instruments and harmonies with the traditional Indonesian pélog/sléndro scale system and instruments to create its unique sound.
• The band is secular; regional (Sundanese, the dominating culture in western Java), and international (jazz fusion).
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