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Lagu Bugis refers to popular songs performed in the Bugis (Buginese) language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It spans modern regional pop ballads, dangdut‑inflected dance songs, and contemporary arrangements that retain Bugis melodic turns and vocal ornamentation. Musically, Lagu Bugis blends Western pop harmony (major/minor progressions) with Indonesian regional aesthetics: melismatic lines, pentatonic/diatonic tunes on bamboo flute (suling) or kecapi (kacaping) lute, and drum patterns adapted from local gandrang/kendang traditions or from nationwide dangdut rhythms. Lyrically, it foregrounds Bugis identity—siri’ na pacce (honor and empathy), love and longing, migration and seafaring life, and ceremonial themes (e.g., wedding rituals).