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Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946 in Tasikmalaya, West Java) is an Indonesian dangdut singer. During the height of his stardom in the 1970s, he became the self-proclaimed Raja Dangdut ("King of Dangdut") with his dangdut group Soneta. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Tasikmalaya is a city and regency in southeastern West Java, Indonesia, between Bandung and Purwokerto on the southerly of the two major road routes across Java. ... Map showing West Java in Indonesia West Java (Jawa Barat) is a province of Indonesia, located on the island of Java. ... Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music which is partly derived from Arab, Indian, and Malay folk music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...


He was known with stage name "Oma Irama" before he made a pilgrimage to Mecca and became a haji. The new name "Rhoma Irama" is an abbreviation of "Raden Haji Oma Irama" (Raden is an aristocracy title for Javanese and Sundanese cultures, but it's still unknown whether Rhoma Irama is a member of aristocrat class of Sundanese, which is known as his ethnic background). This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... The approximately 90 million Javanese form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. ... The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia. ...


Rhoma Irama is also well known as a Muslim preacher and chairman of the Muslim Forum (FUI), a nonpartisan religious organization. In 1992 he taught Cahyono, one of the Indonesian Comedian according to his conversion to Muslim. Once, Cahyono stated that Rhoma knew all of the Catholic principles as well as its mistakes. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...


Rhoma Irama was in the news in 2003 for his criticism of the suggestive dancing of fellow dangdut singer Inul Daratista. On December 25, 2004 he proclaimed himself as an Antichrist, while he was performing in Surabaya. He told the audiences that Saturday Night was a night for having fun, instead of saying Merry Christmas. He has taught his Juniors who have been involved as the members of KDI (an Indonesian dangdut talent show) contestants to hate Christians (Taken from his testimonial from TPI, a local TV program). Recently, he was ineligible to receive the Ph.D award from the American University of Hawaii in February 2005 after being busted for plagiarizing his title. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inul Daratista (born 3 January 1979) is a dangdut singer and performance artist from Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surabaya (formerly Soerabaja) is Indonesias second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. ... True Performance Index (TPI) is used to measure the performance of central processing unit chips produced by manufacturer AMD. For example, the Athlon 3400+ chip has a TPI rating of 3400, hence the name of the model. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief Upcoming events • March 11: Red Nose Day 2005 in the UK. Deaths in February • 26 – Jef Raskin • 25 – Hugh Nibley • 25 – Peter Benenson • 21...


In a comprehensive research about Dangdut, Bre Redana from Kompas newspaper cited an allegation that Rhoma Irama may have stolen some of the tune of his songs from Indian movie theme songs.



Rhoma irama is sex maniac too


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Rhoma Irama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (336 words)
Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946 in Tasikmalaya, West Java) is an Indonesian dangdut singer.
The new name "Rhoma Irama" is an abbreviation of "Raden Haji Oma Irama" (Raden is an aristocracy title for Javanese and Sundanese cultures, but it's still unknown whether Rhoma Irama is a member of aristocrat class of Sundanese, which is known as his ethnic background).
Rhoma Irama was in the news in 2003 for his criticism of the suggestive dancing of fellow dangdut singer Inul Daratista.
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