Elvy Sukaesih- Indonesian dangdut

The queen of dangdut from Indonesia Elvy Sukaesih :)

Padi - Indonesian rock

Yea, we stay in Indonesia for now and devote ourselves to this band. Going under the name Padi and as a comment on youtube puts it "...like coldplay -- indon version". Yeah, I can agree on that. I like them! Nice melodic tunes as far as I know, I have just begun discovering their repertoire myself, too!

Padi - Ternyata cinta
Videos
Official web
mp3s streaming

Inul Daratista - Indonesian Pop

Inul Daratista is an artist from Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia, that interprets the Indonesian music style dangdut (Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music which is partly derived from Arab, Indian, and Malay folk music. It developed beginning in the 1970s among working class Muslim youth, but especially since the late 1990s has reached a broader following in Indonesia.) in a way that made her nation-wide famous in Indonesia. Her dance moves seem to have been a little too seksi ("suggestive") that some conservatives in the society called for a ban and was the reason to draft some anti-pornography laws (which according to wikipedia have not yet been passed, though). Well anyway, controversy is always good. And I really wonder that I haven't written about her before, cause it's really a must. One of the highlights of this blog. Highly fascinating..

goyang inul.mp3
goyang dombret.mp3
a whole lot of other Indonesian/Malaysian songs (dangdut and others)