Elvy Sukaesih, born 1951, one of the most popular singers in Java, Indonesia has been dubbed the "Queen of Dangdut". Dangdut is a filmic type of popular music with many incidental asides, that has gained mainstream acceptance Indonesia in the 1990s. Dangdut is indigenous to Java and in recent years critics have drawn attention to dangdut being strongly influenced by the music of Indian cinema. Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music which is partly derived from Arab, Indian, and Malay folk music. ...
Sukesih has been a prolific recording artist since the 1970s.
Elvy Sukaesih's male counterpart is the "King of Dangdut", Rhoma Irama . Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946 in Tasikmalaya, West Java) is an Indonesian dangdut singer. ...
Albums
Raja Dan Ratu - Rhoma Irama and Elvy Sukaesih 1975
Pesta Panen, 1990
The Return of Diva, 1992
Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946 in Tasikmalaya, West Java) is an Indonesian dangdut singer. ...