Malay Music and Dance from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island

在科科斯（基林）群岛和圣诞岛的印度洋领土上，居住着澳大利亚联邦内最古老的马来人穆斯林社区。该项目通过对音乐和舞蹈进行开创性的民族音乐学研究，研究马来音乐传统的历史和实践，并将这些传统作为保存和加强独特文化身份的关键因素。它还考虑了马来音乐文化是如何从19世纪开始移植到这些岛屿的。计划的研究成果包括关于这些主题的第一篇学术文章、公开表演和讲座、一次会议和一部调查马来音乐在岛屿上的社会背景和文化意义的纪录片。

In the Indian Ocean Territories of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island live the oldest established Malay-Muslim communities within the Commonwealth of Australia. This project examines the history and practice of Malay music traditions through a pioneering ethnomusicological study of music and dance, examining these traditions as key factors in preserving and strengthening unique cultural identities. It also considers how Malay music culture was transplanted to these islands from the nineteenth century onwards. Planned research outputs include the first scholarly articles on these topics, public performances and lectures, a conference and a documentary film investigating the social contexts and cultural meaning of Malay music on the islands.