Island Southeast Asia

The islands of Southeast Asia are peopled by hundreds of ethnic groups, of which none entirely dominates the cultural landscape. With national boundaries established only in the last two centuries by European colonizers, it comes as no surprise that the lines dividing Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are more political than musical. The sounds of bamboo flutes, bronze gongs, and electric guitars permeate the entire area, from the beaches of Bali to the tropical forests of Borneo and the terraced...