iconpioneer

Rhoma Irama

Né(e) Raden Haji Oma Irama

1946–présent

Dangdut

À propos de Rhoma Irama

Known as Raja Dangdut, the King of Dangdut, Rhoma Irama codified the genre in the early 1970s by adding electric guitars and rock posture to orkes melayu and writing lyrics that mixed Islamic morality with pointed social criticism. With his band Soneta he released hundreds of songs and starred in nearly thirty films. He briefly ran for president in 2014 and remains the single most influential figure in Indonesian popular music.