Nambhan deui tah, iberna: http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53352 Indonesian superstar Rhoma Irama gives a free concert at Pitt BY MANNY THEINER<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Archive?author=oid%3A14928>
Comments (0)<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53352#comments> [image: mail this article] Mail Article<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/MailThis?oid=oid%3A53352> [image: print-friendly format]Print Article<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid%3A53352> Add to favorites<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/MyProfile?content=oid%3A53352> [image: Outspoken: Rhoma Irama] Outspoken: Rhoma Irama ALSO IN MUSIC FEATURES<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Section?oid=oid%3A14783&category=oid%3A14802> Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa premieres new work at the Festival of Firsts <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53347> Jazz returns to Downtown with the opening of Little E's <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53350> Tributes lined up for celebrated Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53353> More (351)...<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Archive?category=oid%3A14802> ALSO IN MUSIC<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Section?oid=oid%3A14783> Despite the chill, Centipede Eest rocks the dirty boulevard <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53358> Adriana Helbig adds zest to Pitt's ethnomusicology program <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A53033> Bellevue venue The Key Room ordered to cease and desist <http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A52580> More (603)...<http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Archive?section=oid%3A14783> While many Americans are completely ignorant of anything having to do with Indonesia -- the world's most populous Muslim country and a moderate, modernized nation -- that doesn't mean *you* need to be unaware. And University of Pittsburgh professor Andrew Weintraub can help. A Fulbright scholar who has traveled to Indonesia numerous times, he founded the Pitt music department's gamelan ensemble, and is bringing in Indonesia's most popular singer, Rhoma Irama, to show Pittsburgh what that culture can offer. Irama sings *dangdut*, which emerged in the late '60s and has since matured into Indonesia's national pop music. Influenced by American music of that era (especially surf and psych rock), as well as Bollywood film hits and Egyptian pop, dangdut's lilting, gooey melodies and cult emphasis on singers also bears a resemblance to Algerian *rai*. "During the late '50s and early '60s, with [President] Sukarno, American music was banned from Indonesia as a symbol of imperialism, since they had just become independent from the Dutch," says Weintraub. "But there was also this Malay style, and Asian pop music that fed into it." Dangdut developed into a style of religious pop music under the influence of superstars like Irama. His 10-piece band, Soneta, dresses in glitzy Western style and features signature dangdut instruments -- the *suling* (flute) and the *gendang* (a cross between a bongo and a tabla) -- in addition to Western guitars, drums and keyboards. More recently, dangdut has incorporated suggestive dancing, especially by the female stars, yet that's an aspect that Irama -- a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca and speaks on religious themes -- has condemned. Another of Irama's facets has been his outspoken criticism of the Indonesian government in the past, especially the corrupt, dictatorial reign of President Suharto (who left office in 1998). "I started thinking that this was a story that needed to be told," explains Weintraub, "not just about Irama, but about dangdut as the music of the underclasses, and the political nature of the music, and the controversial stuff that's going on now with freedom of expression there, now that the music has become very sexualized." To that end, Weintraub and Pitt's Asian Studies Center have convened a free, public conference on Islam and popular culture, which kicks off with a film on Fri., Oct. 10, at the Melwood Screening Room, and an all-day seminar on Sat., Oct. 11, at Sennott Square, on the Pitt campus. The conference culminates Saturday night, when Irama (now a spry 62) and Soneta perform in all their classic '70s glory. So put on your dancing shoes, and come on time to witness Weintraub's own band, the Dangdut Cowboys, opening the show with a combination of dangdut and American country-and-western. "Indonesia's ambassador to the U.S. is coming from D.C. to introduce the concert," says Weintraub. "It's a big deal." *Rhoma Irama and Soneta, with the Dangdut Cowboys. 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11. Bellefield Hall Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Free. 412-624-7370 or www.ucis,pitt.edu/asc/conference* 2008/10/14 tantan hermansah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Enya. > Mun ninggali kana beritana, wah heboh pisan tah gara-gara Bang Haji > ngadangdutkeun Pittsburgh... > > Tah iberna: > Department of Music Blog August 11, 2008 > Rock meets Islam in Indonesia <http://www.music.pitt.edu/blog/?p=367> October > 11, 20088:00 pm > > [image: > rhoma_irama.jpg]<http://www.music.pitt.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/rhoma_irama.jpg> > > Legendary Dangdut musician Rhoma Irama and his band Soneta perform at > Bellefield Hall. Pittsburgh's own Dangdut Cowboys will open for Rhoma Irama > and Soneta. > > Bellefield Hall Auditorium <http:///>, free > > *Co-sponsored by UCIS, CERIS, School of Arts and Sciences, and the > Department > of Music.* > > *PRESS RELEASE* > > In conjunction with the international conference on Islam and Popular > Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia, Rhoma Irama and his 10-piece band Soneta > will perform a concert in Bellefield Auditorium on October 11 at 8pm. > Musician, composer, record producer, film star, and Islamic proselytiser > Rhoma Irama (b. 1947) has been a dominant force in Indonesian music and > popular culture since the early 1970s. > > Composer of hundreds of songs and star of over 20 films, Rhoma Irama > occupies a central place in the history of dangdut, a music genre that > blends Malay, Indian, Middle Eastern, and western musical forms. Using print > and electronic media to defend the genre against claims that it was backward > and unsophisticated, he paved the way for dangdut to become Indonesia's most > popular music. Rhoma Irama's lyrics express themes of everyday life, love, > social criticism against class inequality, and Islamic messages. He is > closely identified with dakwah (religious) compositions, which are designed > to inform, instruct, and lead his listeners. Rhoma Irama has garnered > attention both at home and throughout the world as the *King of > Dangdut*("Raja Dangdut"). His songs have been the subject of scholarly > articles and > world music books and textbooks. Formed in 1970, Rhoma Irama's group Soneta > continues to perform throughout Indonesia and abroad. Pittsburgh's own > Dangdut Cowboys will open the show. > > > 2008/10/14 dicksvf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > parantos diaos dugi ka raos kang oman >> tapi bade dipairan ge mairan kumaha? da eta mah sanes pairaneun (saur >> kuring mah) da eta mah sakadar info. >> sae infona, mung kuring mah teu gaduh ideu kanggo mairana >> >> nuhun ah... >> >> kuring, dikdik tea >> >> >> --- In [email protected] <urangsunda%40yahoogroups.com>, "oman >> abdurahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > Teu aya anu mairan ieu warta nya? Padahal ceuk kuring mah achievement >> > kang haji ieu hiji hontalan anu gede. Minimal, lalakon igel dangdut di >> > Amrik teh ngaruntagkeun raja dangdut palsu (saha teh aranna? mun teu >> > salah mah Rama-rama kitu). Sababaraha taun ka tukang geuningan, jaman >> > sentimen ka H. Rhoma Irama, anu bisa disebutkeun oge sentimen ka.... >> > masyarakat Sunda (aya wanda ka dinya dihenteu-henteu oge), kungsi aya >> > pangleler raja jeung ratu dangdut. Pas ratu dangdutna teu aya nu >> > protes jeung teu bingung masyarakat teh. Na palebah raja dangdut, anu >> > diistrenan teh bet pedangdut rumaja kamari sore anu karek nyieun kaset >> > dangdutna oge paling loba 5 album. >> > >> > Terus maju Kang Rhoma. We will dangdut you (ka masyarakat dunya, heuheu) >> > >> > manar >> > >> > 2008/10/12 tantan hermansah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > > >> > > Ngadangdut hayu ngadangdut.... >> > > >> > > Salam >> > > Tantan >> > > >> > > >> > > Breaking News! >> > > Jam 01.10 am atau jam 01.10 pagi Waktu Amerika. >> > > Sambil menunggu pesawat kembali ke Washington DC jam 6 pagi >> (berarti harus >> > > ada dibandara jam 4 pagi), saya ingin melaporkan liputan pandangan >> mata >> > > buat teman2 semua. (lumayan jadi bisa begadang hehehe...), nah >> ngomong2 >> > > soal Begadang, Lagu berjudul Begadang baru saja menggebrak publik >> > > Pittsburgh, >> > > Philladelphia, Amerika lewat kendangan dangdut Soneta Group! "This >> song I >> > > wrote in 1975, the name of the song is All Night Long or >> Begadang!", ucap >> > > Bang >> > > Haji Rhoma Irama didepan sekitar 300 penonton yang memenuhi ruang >> > > konser Bellefield Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh di kota >> berbukit >> > > Pittsburgh >> > > yang dikenal sebagai kota kampus liberal. Belum sampai Refrain >> lagu kedua >> > > dinyanyikan, tiba-tiba sejumlah mahasiswa Pittsburgh University >> yang banyak >> > > datang dari Departemen Musik langsung maju kedepan panggung dan... >> JOGETAN! >> > > Tidak sampai satu menit, majulah semua penonton dari berbagai >> warna kulit: >> > > ada >> > > kulit hitam, kulit putih, kulit india hingga kulit abu2, sibuk >> berjoget ria >> > > menggoyangkan tubuh diatas nada-nada dangdut-rock campur dakwah >> > > ala Soneta. Rhoma juga tampil prima, dan mampu berkomunikasi dengan >> > > bahasa Inggris yang cukup akurat. Bahkan, ketika lagu "Adu Domba" >> > > dinyanyikan, >> > > suara kendang campur drum elektronik terdengar mendam, "Operator, >> please >> > > volume up the percussion, that's good thank you", ucap bang Rhoma.... >> > > >> > > Puncak acara adalah Jam Session antara Rhoma Irama dan musisi Dangdut >> > > Amerika, >> > > KOBOI DANGDUT. Dan ketika lagu "Terajana" bergelimang diatas panggung, >> > > langsung semua penonton bergoyang, ini mirip menonton acara KDI di >> TPI atau >> > > konser Dangdut di SCTV. Bedanya, yang joget orang Amerika dan di >> kota yang >> > > agak2 antah berantah, Pittsburgh. Saya sempat bilang ke Profesor >> Andrew >> > > Weintraub dari Departemen Musik, "Ini kayak mimpi, nonton Rhoma >> Irama di >> > > Amerika, di Pittsburgh lagi...". Andrew yang fasih berbahasa >> Indonesia-Sunda >> > > ini tertawa sambil bilang "ya asik ya...". >> > > >> > > Rupanya nama Rhoma Irama dan Soneta group sudah sangat kondang di >> > > Departemen Musik Universitas Pittsburgh. Ketika saya ngobrol dengan >> > > mahasiswa2 >> > > yang datang menonton, mereka bilang Rhoma Irama adalah salah satu >> idola >> > > mereka dari dunia Asia, dentingan gitar dan nafas rock diatas hentakan >> > > kendang >> > > dangdut sangat disukai. Dan mereka mengenal album2 Rhoma dan >> sejarahnya dari >> > > diskusi-diskusi di kajian musik. Adalah profesor Andrew yang >> mengenalkan >> > > musik >> > > dangdut. Bahkan beberapa dari mereka penasaran ingin belajar >> dangdut selain >> > > main gamelan... >> > > >> > > Jadi, konser pertama Rhoma Irama di Pittsburgh, Amerika Serikat boleh >> > > dibilang >> > > sukses. Saya sampai terharu melihat Rhoma diidolakan oleh para >> penonton >> > > mahasiswa yang sangat "ngefans". "He is a legend, I love his >> music. I always >> > > hear >> > > his name on class now he is here.... amazing... I wanna go to >> Indonesia some >> > > day", >> > > begitu respons para penonton. >> > > >> > > Yang menarik, konser Rhoma ini adalah puncak acara dari diskusi >> tentang >> > > Media >> > > Islam di Indonesia dan Malaysia yang menghadirkan para pakar dari >> Bowling >> > > Green >> > > University, Ohio University, Arizona State University, New York >> University, >> > > dll. >> > > Dan >> > > semua pakar juga ikut berjoget ria.... >> > > >> > > Dan yang paling menarik, saya sempat joget bareng pakar televisi >> > > Indonesia... >> > > Ya, sempat juga joget bareng Pak Ishadi SK hehehe....... >> > > rupanya pak Ishadi senang bisa ikut joget dangdut di Amerika.... >> > > >> > > Dangdut is a music of my country.... >> > > >> > > Dan Senin ini, bang Haji bakal manggung di Washington DC... >> > > Dan giliran saya kebagian menjadi Stage Directornya... >> > > Mudah2aan bisa lancar dan sukses... >> > > Mohon doa dan dukungan dari temen semua >> > > >> > > Demi Indonesia >> > > Demi Dangdut.. >> > > >> > > Dangdut Goes America..... >> > > >> > > Asik, joget lagi....ah... >> > > >> > > Salam >> > > Naratama >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > tantan hermansah >> > > >> > > www.talagabodas.blogspot.com >> > > www.nyucrukgalur.multiply.com >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > tantan hermansah | SM 1270 >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > > > -- > tantan hermansah | SM 1270 > > -- tantan hermansah | SM 1270
