INDRAMAYU, Indonesia -- This small run-down town on the northern coast of Java Island features potholed roads and, according to government statistics, one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in all of ...

China's first lady Peng Liyuan has hosted her Indonesian counterpart Iriana Joko Widodo during a display of soft power in Beijing, with the pair watching a folk music performance together. Peng, a ...

Fri, July 17, 2020 Published on Jul. 16, 2020 Published on 2020-07-16T18:25:52+07:00 The production involved a crew of 200, including six theater directors, six film directors, six cinematographers, ...

The legend of Sangkuriang is one of many regional folk tales tht need to be passed down through the generations Source: Image by by Fitri NL?Creative Commons Indonesia is famous for its rich ethnic ...

MALANG, Indonesia -- The origins of Indonesia's dangdut folk music may be disputed, but its emergence in the West Java city of Bandung in the 1970s is widely accepted. The term -- an onomatopoeic nod ...

TODAY’S visitor to Indonesia will find artists at work in two rather distinct traditions. Let us call one the folk-art tradition, though much of such work is now more sophisticated than primitive, and ...

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JAKARTA: With full makeup and glitzy outfit, Netha Salsabila used to mesmerise the audience when she performed dangdut, Indonesia’s folk pop music famous for its upbeat melodies. The 32-year-old, who ...

JAKARTA, Oct 3 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A folk song used in Malaysia's 'Truly Asia' tourism campaign has struck a discordant note among many Indonesians who believe ...

Gyrating her hips to traditional gamelan music on a makeshift village stage, Indonesian folk dancer Sri Wulandari ignores the leers and wolf whistles of the drunk men below as she plucks grimy rupiah ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A folk song used in Malaysia's "Truly Asia" tourism campaign has struck a discordant note among many Indonesians who believe the tune belongs to their country, threatening to turn ...