Becoming a Garamut Player in Baluan, Papua New Guinea

The garamut is a log idiophone that is found in many of the coastal and island areas of Papua New Guinea. In Baluan Island within the Manus Province, the garamut is used in large ensembles to accompany dancing.

Autorentext

Tony Lewis is a musician, composer and academic based in Sydney, Australia. As a musician, he has studied and worked in numerous and diverse non-Western cultures. He has a PhD in ethnomusicology from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and he writes and delivers lecture content for a number of institutions in Australia.

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List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; List of audio material; Chapter One: Baluan Chooses a Researcher; Chapter Two: The Garamut in Baluan; Chapter Three: The Baluan Garamut in Performance; Chapter Four: Musical Analysis of Baluan Garamut; Chapter Five: The Baluan Garamut in Diaspora; Chapter Six: Becoming a Garamut Player; Glossary; Bibliography; Catalogue of Appendices; Index