Research Article

TRANSFORMING KINTUNG MUSIC: CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Volume: 8 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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TRANSFORMING KINTUNG MUSIC: CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how kintung music, the traditional art of the Banjar tribe in Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, survives from environmental changes that occur in the local community. This article aims to contribute to providing literacy on how a traditional art transforms to survive. This research adopt a constructive paradigm by constructing the views of research participants (resource persons) and the results of field observations, this study uses a qualitative approach with an ethnographic method where researchers study the behavior patterns of the Banjar tribe in kintung music art activities. The results of this study are in the form of a transformation of the form of kintung music performances to survive environmental changes and factors that influence the transformation of the form of kintung music performances. The transformation of the form of kintung music performances includes two aspects, namely the transformation of the form of musical composition and the transformation of the form of kintung music presentation, while the factors that influence the transformation of the form of kintung music performances include changes in infrastructure in the agricultural system, changes in the community economy, and the development of educational services.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 25, 2025

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Mahendra, B., Milyartini, R., Masunah, J., & Sukmayadi, Y. (2025). TRANSFORMING KINTUNG MUSIC: CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. Yegah Müzikoloji Dergisi, 8(3), 1622-1649. https://doi.org/10.51576/ymd.1724788