Megah Music signee Nabilla Gomes. Credit: Nabilla Gomes Official YouTube Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia has announced the launch of new label Megah Music, dedicated to the country’s popular genre ...

Music has a wide variety of genres available for anyone to enjoy. Amidst all the popular choices, ONE Championship fighter Sunoto has shared his unique preference for Dangdut music. Dangdut is a genre ...

A melting pot of cultures, Indonesia is very fortunate to be blessed with a mix of Melayu, Indian, Arab, Chinese and European music, now known as dangdut. The popularity of the genre has reached far ...

The origins of Indonesia's dangdut folk music may be disputed, but its emergence in the West Java city of Bandung in the ...

EVEN before they enter the Asmoro bar, a nightclub in central Jakarta, patrons can hear the music. A regular beat—dang, dut, dang, dut—spills out, only slightly muffled, onto the street. Inside the ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! n the early 2000s, Dangdut ...

JAKARTA: With full makeup and glitzy outfit, Netha Salsabila used to mesmerise the audience when she performed dangdut, Indonesia’s folk pop music famous for its upbeat melodies. The 32-year-old, who ...

Dangdut music is an integral part of Indonesian life. The world's most populous Muslim nation even wants to register it as part of its musical heritage with Unesco. But there are concerns it has ...