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Southeast Asia offers a unique gamut of cultural traditions and heritage—colourful and majestic t... more Southeast Asia offers a unique gamut of cultural traditions and heritage—colourful and majestic traditional attire, Hindu and Buddhist temples, exotic cuisines, and sublime musics from different societies. The region is divided into two major parts: Mainland or Indochina, which includes Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand, and the Malay Archipelago (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor, and the Philippines). At
first glance, it will be facile to see the similarities shared by these nations; for instance, one can easily point out resemblance in musical instruments. Another poignant and noticeable cultural similarity amongst these societies is the mark of Indian and Chinese influences in language, infrastructures, clothing, religion, and so forth—hence, the term Indo-China. But with further examination of a specific cultural area, one will discover that despite these foreign influences that seeped into their societies, there will always be a predominating native identity (or in some cases, indigenous identity) revealed in their music, art, literature, etc. For example, the Indian epic poem Ramayana was one of the Hindu literatures that spread widely in several Southeast Asian classical dance and drama, but each society integrated the material with their pre-existing performance practices and styles. Hence, each group or society owns a distinct flavour that sets each other apart. The musical culture that will be discussed in this paper is that of the Khmer people, the largest ethnic group in the present-day Cambodia, and small populations are found inThailand and Vietnam. This paper aims to discuss the religious syncretism of Hinduism,
Buddhism, and animistic traditions that pervades in Cambodian culture as seen in their traditional and religious music—phleng kar (wedding music) and phleng arakk (spirit possession music), and the Buddhist chanting smot.

This paper is currently being revised. Main topic and almost all information will remain but revi... more This paper is currently being revised. Main topic and almost all information will remain but revised version should be uploaded soon. Thanks!

The main topic of this synthesis is consumerism.

Southeast Asia offers a unique gamut of cultural traditions and heritage—colourful and majestic t... more Southeast Asia offers a unique gamut of cultural traditions and heritage—colourful and majestic traditional attire, Hindu and Buddhist temples, exotic cuisines, and sublime musics from different societies. The region is divided into two major parts: Mainland or Indochina, which includes Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand, and the Malay Archipelago (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor, and the Philippines). At
first glance, it will be facile to see the similarities shared by these nations; for instance, one can easily point out resemblance in musical instruments. Another poignant and noticeable cultural similarity amongst these societies is the mark of Indian and Chinese influences in language, infrastructures, clothing, religion, and so forth—hence, the term Indo-China. But with further examination of a specific cultural area, one will discover that despite these foreign influences that seeped into their societies, there will always be a predominating native identity (or in some cases, indigenous identity) revealed in their music, art, literature, etc. For example, the Indian epic poem Ramayana was one of the Hindu literatures that spread widely in several Southeast Asian classical dance and drama, but each society integrated the material with their pre-existing performance practices and styles. Hence, each group or society owns a distinct flavour that sets each other apart. The musical culture that will be discussed in this paper is that of the Khmer people, the largest ethnic group in the present-day Cambodia, and small populations are found inThailand and Vietnam. This paper aims to discuss the religious syncretism of Hinduism,
Buddhism, and animistic traditions that pervades in Cambodian culture as seen in their traditional and religious music—phleng kar (wedding music) and phleng arakk (spirit possession music), and the Buddhist chanting smot.

This paper is currently being revised. Main topic and almost all information will remain but revi... more This paper is currently being revised. Main topic and almost all information will remain but revised version should be uploaded soon. Thanks!

The main topic of this synthesis is consumerism.