Elvy Sukaesih

After Rhoma Irama, Sukaesih may be the most popular performer of Dangdut, this being truly a highly danceable mixture of indian drumming, electric guitars, and melodramatic lyrics. Dangdut can frequently be a moralistic, nearly political, type of music, and it talks very much towards the poorer Muslim women and men of Indonesia, who may also be its biggest enthusiasts. Dangdut continues to be in comparison to Indian film music, and even they have spawned its film culture.