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Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to the rhythm of the beating drums. Preteen boys watch the singer ...

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 ...

Dangdut singer Julia Perez gyrating to her popular song on TV show Dahsyat Pounding music sent vibrations through the car seat as we approached the grand stage in the small East Jakarta neighbourhood.