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the group Orkes Melayu Kenangan performing in 1950, unknown author

Rhoma Irama: King of Dangdut

In the 1970s a new style of music was being invented in Indonesia by Rhoma Irama, born Oma Irama. This music combined a broad range of influences from Indian film music, to western rock music, to the Indonesian orkes melayu…