Unit 03 Music Lesson 8 Looking back project

Despite its derogatory intent, it was seized upon by those playing it, and the term appears in Rhoma's 1973 dangdut classic Terajana: Sulingnya suling bambu - The flute, a bamboo flute G[r]

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Dangdut (pronounced /dɑːŋ.ˈduːt/ ) is a genre of 

Indonesian folk  and  traditional  popular music that is 

partly derived from Hindustani,  Malay , and  Arabic  music.  Dangdut is a very popular genre in Indonesia because of  its melodious instrumentation and vocals. Indonesians  dance in somewhat similar to the  ghoomar  while 

listening to dangdut music, but in a much slower 

version.Dangdut features a  tabla  and  gendang  beat.

Dangdut really has strong Indian music influence from the  basis of harmony, instrument, beat, and rhythm. One of the  most populous Dangdut musicians and singers such as 

Rhoma Irama , known as the King of Dangdut;  Mansyur S ; 

Meggy Z ; and  Ellya Khadam  include strong Indian-music 

influence in the basis of harmony, theme, and beat to their  songs and also by other popular dangdut singers also.

Dangdut is very popular throughout Indonesia,  Malaysia ,  Singapore,  Brunei , and other  Malay-speaking  lands.

A dangdut band typically consists of a lead singer, male or female, backed by four to eight musicians Instruments

usually include a tabla , gendang, flute , mandolin, guitars, sitar, drum machines , and synthesizers The term has been expanded from the desert-style music to embrace other

musical styles Modern dangdut incorporates influences from Middle Eastern pop music, Western rock, house music,

hip hop music, contemporary R&B, and reggae

The popularity of Dangdut peaked in the 1990s By 2012, it was mostly popular in the western parts of Indonesia and not in the eastern parts, apart from Maluku

The term dangdut is a Javanese language onomatopoeia for the

sound of the tabla (also known as gendang) drum, which is written dang and ndut It was reportedly coined by music magazine Aktuil, although Rhoma Irama stated that it was coined as a term of derision

by the rich to the music of the poor Despite its derogatory intent, it was seized upon by those playing it, and the term appears in Rhoma's

1973 dangdut classic Terajana:

Sulingnya suling bambu - The flute, a bamboo flute

Gendangnya kulit lembu - The drum, from cow hide

Dangdut suara gendang rasa ingin berdendang - Dangdut's drum

sound makes you want to sing

Dangdut as a term distinguished the music of Javanese from the

Orkes Melayu of North Sumatran Malays.