Longing Band play at Beautiful Hope

Baulch, Emma

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Longing Band play at Beautiful Hope

Date

2013

Authors

Baulch, Emma

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

This article enquires into the contextual dimensions of Indonesian consumerism by presenting the rise to national fame of provincial boy band, Kangen (Longing) Band. The case of Kangen Band suggests that Indonesian consumerism entails new ways of heraldin