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Pakacaping music is a traditional Buginese–Makassarese lute song tradition from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, centered on the kacaping (also spelled kacapi/kacaping), a small plucked lute with two to four strings. It is typically performed by a singer accompanied by a single pakacaping (lute) player, or by a small ensemble adding suling (bamboo flute) and light percussion. The style features strophic melodies, free but steady pacing, and ornate melodic embellishments. Texts are delivered in Bugis or Makassarese and draw on poetic forms, proverbs, romance, seafaring life, and moral counsel. Pakacaping commonly accompanies narrative recitation (such as sinrilik) and ceremonial gatherings, weddings, and night-time social occasions.