Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay, Javanese, Sundanese and local folk music. Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indonesia and very popular in other Maritime Southeast Asian countries as well because of its melodious instrumentation and vocals. Dangdut features a tabla and gendang beat.
Mansyur S. is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and actor. He is a star of the dangdut style of Indonesian music. He sings with an ensemble called Dangdut Manis, or "Sweet Dangdut". He appears on the Smithsonian Folkways collection, Indonesian Popular Music: Krongcong, Dangdut, & Langgam Jawa. These songs are his most famous songs: "Rembulan Bersinar Lagi" and "Anak Siapa".
Recorded music is a reflection of modern Indonesian history and culture—specifically class consciousness, economics and post-colonial identity. Since the early 1970s, the production, marketing and distribution of recorded media, particularly popular music cassettes and VCDs, in Indonesia have evolved in tandem with the archipelago's ongoing integration of tradition and modernity.
The Anugerah Musik Indonesia, also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual Indonesian music award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the mainly Indonesian-language music industry. It has been compared to the American Grammy Awards and British Brit Awards. It provides recognition of the music industry similar to other entertainment awards such as the Panasonic Gobel Awards (television) and Festival Film Indonesia.
PT Musica Studios is an Indonesian music company based in Jakarta. Known as Metropolitan Studios in the 1960s and then Musica Studios in the 1970s, Musica was founded by Yamin Widjaja, the owner of an electronics store. Musica is one of the largest music companies in Indonesia. Musical artists such as Noah, have recorded on the Musica label.
PT MNC Televisi Indonesia, operating as MNCTV is an Indonesian private television network. It was founded on 23 January 1990, at first broadcasting only educational programmes, but has since become similar to other Indonesian TV networks, showing programs such as quizzes, sinetron, reality TV shows, sports shows, newscasts, and recently, dangdut music.
The Best of Rossa is a greatest hits album by Indonesian pop singer Rossa. It was released on November 30, 2011 by Trinity Optima Production. The album compiled eleven songs from seven previous studio albums with three new songs, "Jangan Ada Dusta Diantara Kita", "Tak Sanggup Lagi" and "One Night Lover". In marketing this album, Rossa and the record label working with KFC claimed that this album circulated in all KFC stores in Indonesia. The album has sold 2,000,000 units in Indonesia.
Timeless is a greatest hits album by Indonesian band Ungu. It was released on May 9, 2012 by Trinity Optima Production. The album compiled ten songs from six previous studio albums with four newest songs, "Apa Sih Maumu", "Kau Anggap Apa", "Sayang" and "Puing Kenangan". In marketing this album, Ungu and the record label working with KFC that this album would be circulated in all KFC stores in Indonesia.
L1ve to Love, Love to L1ve is a third studio album by Indonesian singer, Afgan. It was released on February 14, 2013 by Trinity Optima Production. The first single from this album, "Pesan Cinta", was released in November 2012.
PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk, trading as Emtek, is an Indonesian technology, telecommunication and media conglomerate headquartered in Jakarta. As of 2013, it is Indonesia's second largest media company. It is the parent company for subsidiaries which include pay television service Nex Parabola and five television networks – SCTV, Indosiar, Moji, Ajwa TV, and Mentari TV. It was established in 1983 by Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja. Currently, the company is headed by Alvin Widarta Sariaatmadja as its president director.
Detty Kurnia was an Indonesian vocalist who sang pop sunda by blending traditional Indonesian music with western music. She started singing at a young age, and released her record at the age of 11. Under a recording contract with Japanese Wave Records, in the year 1991 she recorded the album, Dari Sunda. She also had some songs in the album the Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia. She was an iconic singer in the well known Indonesian musical genre of dangdut a folk and traditional music. Her song Dari Sunda in the Pop Sunda-style was among the five best albums listed by Q Magazine and acclaimed as "an imaginative, inventive gem throughout with Kurnia's mellow smile of a voice effortlessly binding everything together."
D'Academy or DA is the second present and second largest dangdut music talent show in Indonesia. Production is conducted by Indosiar Production Team and Indonesia Entertainmen Produksi. The show is one of the most successful talent competition shows in Indonesia. The show's success has resulted in the creation of two spin-off series, those being D 'Academy Celebrity, which features celebrities, and D' Academy Asia, which features contestants from around Southeast Asia.
Maulidia Octavia, known professionally as Via Vallen, is an Indonesian dangdut singer. Her stage name, "Vallen", is taken from Evanescence's first album Fallen.
Energy of Asia: Official Album of Asian Games 2018 is an official music album for the 2018 Asian Games by Indonesian musical artists, released on 13 July 2018 by the Indonesia Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC), Recording Industry Association of Indonesia (ASIRI), and record label Jagonya Musik & Sport. The album was produced by Abdee Negara of Slank, involves several cross-genre musical artists that some of them collaborate. The album consists of 13 songs, available for purchase at KFC fast-food outlets in Indonesia and for streaming on YouTube and Spotify.
Lestiani better known with the mononym Lesti is an Indonesian singer, Dangdut Diva, actress, and television personality of Sundanese origin. In her earliest releases, she is known as Lesti DA or Lesti Kejora.
Arif Defri Arianto, known professionally as Defri Juliant, is an Indonesian singer and actor. He rose to fame for being a finalist of the third season of Liga Dangdut Indonesia representing the province of Riau, broadcast by the Indonesian television channel Indosiar in 2020. After the competition, Juliant has released an album and five singles. He also participated in the D'Academy 5 competition representing Kampar Regency.
Funkot is an electronic dance music genre from Indonesia that emerged in the 1990s. Funkot is a mix of House music with a tempo of 160 to 220 bpm. Many other names exist for this genre, namely "Hardfunk", "House Kota", "Indonesian House", and "Indonesian Hardcore".
Suria Records is a Malaysian music company established in 1970 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. It is one of the largest recording companies in Malaysia. Its song production and distribution subsidiary is Suwah Enterprise Publishing and has hundreds of albums and songs in its catalog.
