Introduction

Authors

introduction

Introduction to Volume 11.1

Denis Crowdy, Macquarie University

Denis Crowdy is a Senior Lecturer in Music at Macquarie University. His research has focused on the popular music of Melanesia, and he has published literature on topics including local stringband, local rock/reggae, and the traditional/jazz-rock fusion band Sanguma (from PNG). He is currently involved in an extensive, government-funded research project exploring the music industries of Melanesia.
Mark Evans, Macquarie University

Mark Evans is Head of Media, Music and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is author of Open Up The Doors: Music in the Modern Church (2006) and co-editor of Perfect Beat.

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