Next, it explores issues of exoticism, authenticity, and creativity within the early music subculture and musical practice. Anne K. Rasmussen . Through a combination of historical and field research the author documents how the system of Arab musical modes, employed for religious performance, have been transmitted and perpetuated in Indonesia for nearly 400 years as well the educational, media and governmental institutions that promote and perpetuate the musical style of mujawwad recitation in contemporary Indonesia. Chris Goertzen . Although some communities later revived or assembled tribal repertoires, powwow culture arrived first, stimulated these revivals, and remains most important.
Powwows embody critical local values, the many aspects of community and sharing.
Anthony McCann . Recent literature in Ethnomusicology has shown an increasing awareness of the issues surrounding copyright. Generally speaking, copyright is the foundation upon which the music business rests. This particular formulation of the work-concept in copyright is well suited to the process of commodification within a capitalist system. However, recent scholarship has recognized of the inadequacy of copyright legislation in the context of traditional musics.