Mengapa kau bermenung oh adik berhati bingung? Local refers to musical practices of an ethnic or regional group in relation to the national level for example, Minang, Javanese, Acehnese , representing local interests in the realm of culture. With roots in popular music of urban post-colonial Indonesia, dangdut is a privileged site for narrating stories about the modern nation-state of Indonesia. In this chapter, I will use these singers and their songs to illustrate the link between orkes Melayu and dangdut. Amir , 2.
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