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 ...

MALANG, Indonesia -- The origins of Indonesia's dangdut folk music may be disputed, but its emergence in the West Java city of Bandung in the 1970s is widely accepted. The term -- an onomatopoeic nod ...

Explore the ongoing debate in Indonesia where dangdut performances at religious events spark controversy and ignite ...

Melbourne-based music group Yarra Irama recently released their first single ‘Touch On’. Melburnians may be familiar with the phrase ‘touch on’, which refers to passengers touching the detection ...