Elvy Sukaesih is one of the most popular singers in Java, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, and has been dubbed the Queen of Dangdut

Dangdut

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. It developed in the 1970s among working-class Muslim youth, but beginning in the late 1990s reached a broader following in lower class Indonesians, Malaysia, and the southern...

. Sukaesih has a significant fanbase in other Asian countries such as Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. She has been a prolific recording artist since the late 1960s.

Elvy Sukaesih's male counterpart is the King of Dangdut, Rhoma Irama

Rhoma Irama

Raden Irama , most commonly known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut musician and occasional actor...

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Discography

• Raja Dan Ratu - Rhoma Irama
  Rhoma Irama
  Raden Irama , most commonly known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut musician and occasional actor...
  
  and Elvy Sukaesih 1975
• Pesta Panen, 1990
• The Return of Diva, 1992

Further reading

• The Rough Guide To The Music Of Indonesia
• The Far Eastern Audio Review (Web site)
• Lonely Planet Theme Guide, Dangdut, Indonesia
• Weintraub, Andrew N. 2010. Dangdut Stories: a social and musical history of Indonesia’s most popular music. Oxford University Press.

External links

Profile In Indonesian