Raden Haji Oma Irama, better known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent.
Rhoma Irama gave lecture in Palembang, 2015
Rhoma Irama in musician suit, 2010
Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay, Javanese, Sundanese and local folk music. Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indonesia and very popular in other Maritime Southeast Asian countries as well because of its melodious instrumentation and vocals. Dangdut features a tabla and gendang beat.
A modern dangdut performance
Rhoma Irama is known as "Raja Dangdut" (the King of Dangdut)
The tabla is one of the most important and main percussion instrument in Dangdut
Koplo singer in Yogyakarta