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Dangdut Popular Music

Timing Section

Lyrics

02:07

Flute solo

02:12

Part C

For those who have money Eating at a restaurant For we who have no money We eat at a food stand.

02:28

Part A

What does it mean, Saturday night? For people who can’t afford it? Want to party, no money Finally just hanging out on the street. Up all night, let’s stay up all night Stay up all night while singing Although we don’t have any money We too can have fun. What does it mean, Saturday night? For people who can’t afford it? Want to party, no money Finally just hanging out on the street.

02:53

Part B

03:08

Part A

03:35

End

CHECK IT OUT: Rhoma Irama (often referred to as “the king of dangdut”) has held a central role in dang dut history. From the mid-1970s Irama—after a pilgrimage to Mecca—began to develop an Islam-centered approach to his songs, rather than following the usual trajectory of Indonesian popular music, which has been primarily in imitation of American (or, more recently, Japanese and Korean) pop sounds with lyrics focused on love (Figure 12.9). In addition to being a fascinating and gifted musician and film star, he has been more re cently involved in politics (see again Figure 12.8). Many of his songs have either directly referenced Islam or focused one way or an other on moral living by cautioning against drug use, gambling, cheating on one’s part ner, or simply being a sketchy person. He continues to be a driving force in dangdut’s development. PROPERTY OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS