What is Dagdut?

Dangdut is one of the genre of art music which originated from the Malay and growing in Indonesia. This musical form rooted in the Malay music in the 1940s. Influence of dangdut music elements Indiadan Arab (the twisted and harmonization).

The name "dangdut" is itself a sound game onomatope of tabla (drum called dangdut in the world of course) and is dominated by the distinctive sound and ndut dang. The name is actually a cynical title in a magazine article the early 1970s to form the Malay music is very popular among the working class at that time.


Malay orchestra (commonly abbreviated OM, which is still commonly used term for a group of dangdut music) the original use of musical instruments like acoustic guitar, accordion, tambourine, harp, and flute, and even a gong. In the 1950s and the 1960s many developing Malay orchestras in Jakarta that plays songs from Sumatra Deli Malay (around Medan). At this time the experiment began to enter the entry of Indian elements in the Malay music. Development of world cinema at the time and anti-Western politics of President Sukarno into fertilizer for these groups. It can be noted from the names of P. Ramlee (from Malaya), Said Effendi (the song Lotus), Indoku (the style of the stage as dancers India), Husein Bawafie doll creator of India, Munif Bahaswan, and M. Mashabi (creator of the film score "Wailing Stepchildren" is very popular in the 1970's).

Musical style of this period still survive until the 1970s, although at that time major changes occurred in the Malay music scene that was driven by Sonnet Group leader Rhoma Irama. Some names from the 1970's that can be called is Mansyur S., Ida Laila, A. Rafiq, and Muchsin Alatas. Malay popular music can be seen from the exit of some Malay pop album by pop group Koes Plus in his prime.

Modern dangdut, which flourished in the early 1970's in line with Indonesia's political culture that is friendly to the West, include musical instruments such Western modern electric guitar, electric organ, percussion, trumpet, saxophone, oboe, and others to increase the variation creativity as a musician and land-musicians. Mandolin is also entered as an important element. Effect of rock (especially the guitar) is very thick felt on the dangdut music. The 1970s were the scene of 'battle' for dangdut music and rock music in the music market took Indonesia, to have held concerts 'duel' between Sonnet Group and God Bless. Practically from the time of this Malay music has changed, including the pattern of musical business.

At the end of the decade half of the 1970's is also developing variations "dangdut humor" that was driven by OM petromaks Arc of Light (PSP). This orchestra, which departs from the style of music melayu deli, helping disseminate dangdut among students. This subgenre forwarded, for example, by OM Introduction to Supply Poisons (PMR) and, in the early 2000's, the Nation of Hope Youth Orchestra (PHB).
Indonesian dangdut music continued success.