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dangdut, n.
Brit. |ˈdaŋdʌt|, U.S. |ˈdæŋˌdət|
[‹ Indonesian dangdut (1970 s or earlier), probably imitative of the sound of the drum beat in this type of music. Perhaps compare Javanese dang a musical beat.]
A style of popular music, originating in Indonesia, which combines Arab and Malay folk elements with contemporary international musical styles, and is characterized by a pulsing dance rhythm and populist lyrics. Freq. attrib.
1982Indonesia 34 105 Both in social spirit and instrumentation dangdut reaches back into the early colonial period, when a potpourri of Indonesian, Arab, and Western instruments were played together. 1996New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 11 May (Arts section) 3 It's different in Malaysia where listeners still think dangdut carries immoral and dirty messages. 1998C. A. Lockard Dance of Life 236 In the mid-1970s the charismatic Rhoma Irama exploded onto the pop charts with a somewhat more rock-oriented, electrified dangdut style strongly imbued with both Islamic moral themes and socioeconomic populism. 2003Washington Post (Nexis) 31 May (Style section) c1 Two Islamic organizations in East Java..have called for a ban on her dangdut-dancing, charging that it is morally damaging. |