Kerasukan - a musical journey in Sulawesi

"Kerasukan" literally translates as "being possessed", but in Sulawesi, it also describes the energy a musician needs to perform his instrument. Ethnomusicologist Ingo Stoevesandt takes us on his field research trip throughout Sulawesi: We celebrate a funeral with the famous Toraja in the highlands, listen to sacred flutes in a healing ceremony in Palu, record forbidden music in a magic forest ...