This paper examines the rise of Iban popular music from the 1960s after the establishment of Iban radio broadcast under Radio Sarawak. The Iban is the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak and the Iban radio station in 1954 disseminated information to the Iban. The Iban radio station also become one of the most important platforms for Iban popular songs to reach young urban Iban youth who were eager to create a form of Iban songs that to responded to modernity. In this paper I ask the following questions: who were the urban elite that contributed to the rise of Iban popular song? How did their songs reflect both the new nation and modernity for Iban? What themes emerged in song lyrics that related to a shared history for Sarawak...
This article presents the findings of a larger ongoing study that explores visions of “unity” and “b...
The Iban or Sea Dayak are the once fierce headhunters of Borneo, observing the practice as late as W...
The Iban music industry has been growing since the year 1950 to 2015. Iban pop song has been led ...
This thesis provides an in-depth study of the history of Iban popular music (1950s–1970s) by analyzi...
The Iban make up one third of the Sarawakian population and are the largest indigenous ethnic group ...
The Iban make up one third of the Sarawakian population and are the largest indigenous ethnic group ...
Tis chapter provides a critical overview of the birth and development of Iban popular music in Sara...
Iban is the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak, Malaysia which made up of approximately one ...
The Iban are the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak, Malaysia, constituting nearly a third ...
Popular music has been known to convey a sense of togetherness and affiliation among diverse populat...
This paper examines how modernity has historically shaped developments in the industry of Iban popul...
The Iban is an indigenous group living in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on Borneo Kalima...
Popular music by the indigenous people continues to gain popularity among the Malaysian masses des...
Numerous studies have demonstrated that modern popular songs in the majority language can...
The Iban is an indigenous group living in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on Borneo Kalima...
This article presents the findings of a larger ongoing study that explores visions of “unity” and “b...
The Iban or Sea Dayak are the once fierce headhunters of Borneo, observing the practice as late as W...
The Iban music industry has been growing since the year 1950 to 2015. Iban pop song has been led ...
This thesis provides an in-depth study of the history of Iban popular music (1950s–1970s) by analyzi...
The Iban make up one third of the Sarawakian population and are the largest indigenous ethnic group ...
The Iban make up one third of the Sarawakian population and are the largest indigenous ethnic group ...
Tis chapter provides a critical overview of the birth and development of Iban popular music in Sara...
Iban is the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak, Malaysia which made up of approximately one ...
The Iban are the largest indigenous ethnic group in Sarawak, Malaysia, constituting nearly a third ...
Popular music has been known to convey a sense of togetherness and affiliation among diverse populat...
This paper examines how modernity has historically shaped developments in the industry of Iban popul...
The Iban is an indigenous group living in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on Borneo Kalima...
Popular music by the indigenous people continues to gain popularity among the Malaysian masses des...
Numerous studies have demonstrated that modern popular songs in the majority language can...
The Iban is an indigenous group living in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located on Borneo Kalima...
This article presents the findings of a larger ongoing study that explores visions of “unity” and “b...
The Iban or Sea Dayak are the once fierce headhunters of Borneo, observing the practice as late as W...
The Iban music industry has been growing since the year 1950 to 2015. Iban pop song has been led ...