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A dangdut performance
Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. It developed in the 1970s among working-class Muslim youth, but beginning in the late 1990s reached a broader following in lower class Indonesians[1], Malaysia, and the southern Philippines.[2][3]
A dangdut band typically consists of a lead singer, male or female, backed by four to eight musicians. Instruments usually include a tabla, mandolin, guitars, and synthesizers. The term has been expanded from the desert-style music to embrace other musical styles.[2] Modern dangdut incorporates influences from Middle Eastern pop music, Western rock, house music, hip-hop music, contemporary R&B, and reggae.[2][4]
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Etymology
The term dangdut is a Javanese-language onomotopoeia for the sound of the tabla (also known as gendang) drum, which is written dang and ndut.
Culture
Most major cities, especially on Java, have one or more venues that have a dangdut show several times a week. The concerts of major dangdut stars are also broadcast on television.
Beginning in 2003, certain dangdut musicians became the focus of a national controversy in Indonesia regarding performances by singer Inul Daratista that religious conservatives described as pornography. Street protests called for Daratista's banning from television, and legislation was passed in 2008 by the People's Consultative Assembly that introduced a broad range of activities described as pornography.[5]
Because the popularity of the genre, some movies and TV show have dangdut-centered themes, such as Rhoma Irama's movies and Rudy Soedjarwo's Mendadak Dangdut.
Selected artists
Leading dangdut artists include the following:
- Rhoma Irama (The "King of Dangdut"[2])
- Elvy Sukaesih (The "Queen of Dangdut"[2])
- Inul Daratista (Creator of Goyang Inul, which sparked an anti-pornography controversy)
- Evie Tamala
- Iis Dahlia
- Mansyur S.
- A. Rafiq
- Dewi Persik
- Fahmy Shahab
- Meggy Z.
- Abiem Ngesti
- Camelia Malik
- Dorce Gamalama
- Ikke Nurjanah
See also
- Music of Indonesia
- Gambus
- Campursari
References
- ^ Browne, Susan J. (June 2000). The gender implications of dangdut kampungan: Indonesian "low class" popular music. Monash Asia Institute. ISBN 0732611903, 9780732611903.
- ^ a b c d e Campbell, Debe (18 April 1998), "The 'Billboard' report: Dangdut thrives in SE Asia—music rules Indonesia", Billboard 110: 1
- ^ Nuvich, Alexandra (18 April 1998), "Dangdut thrives in SE Asia--Malaysia embraces genre", Billboard 110: 1
- ^ Gehr, Richard (10 December 1991), "Dawn of Dangdut", The Village Voice 36: 86
- ^ Gelling, Peter (30 October 2008), "Indonesia passes broad anti-pornography bill", The Wall Street Journal
Bibliography
- Andrew N. Weintraub, Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia's Most Popular Music, Oxford University Press, 2010; ISBN 978-0-19-539567-9
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- Dangdut
- Popular music
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