Dangdut: Jazz and Indonesian Popular Music Essay Example

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Arabic, Indian, and Malay folk music. It developed in the 1970s among working class Muslim youth, but especially since the late 1990s has reached a broader following in Indonesia. A dangdut band usually consists of a lead singer backed by four to eight musicians. The term has been expanded from the desert-style music, to embrace other musical styles. Modern dangdut incorporates influences from Latin, house music, hip-hop, R&B, reggae and even Western classical music.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. In 2003 singer Inul Daratista became the subject of much cont