Abstract:
Technological developments in society and their social practices contribute to the popularity
of folk songs. In this regard, this study aims: (1) to analyze the form of popular Banjar song
music, and (2) to analyze the discourse and culture-media context that underpins the popularity
of the Banjar song. This research was conducted using qualitative methods with data collection
strategies including observation, document studies, questionnaires, and interviews. In the aspect
of content, analysis of the form of music is carried out in stages: (1) notating the popular Banjar
song document; (2) analyzing the form/structure of the music; (3) presenting the elements of the
music form, and (3) making conclusions. Meanwhile, in studying the culture-media discourse
on popular Banjar songs, it is carried out using the Pierre Bourdieu’s social practice approach
that has been carried out, it is known that popular Banjar songs have basic forms with three
variations, namely the form of one part (A), two parts (AB), and three parts (ABC). However, it
shows that most of the songs that exist are in the form of two parts, with a tendency to use major
artworks produced from the popular culture ecosystem. In this study, it is also found that social
and symbolic capital in the popularity of the Banjar song becomes a social practice that takes
for cultural agents to actualize the popularity of the Banjar song.
Keywords: Banjar song, music form, cultural studies, symbolic capital, habitus
