Dangdut is a genre of art music that developed in Indonesia. This form of music rooted in the Malay music from the 1940s. In the evolution of the contemporary forms of influence are now entering the music elements of India (mainly from the use of tabla) and Arabic (in the twisted and harmonization). Current political changes in Indonesia late 1960s to open the entry of the influence of western music with a strong entry of the use of electric guitar and also the form of marketing. Since 1970s Dangdut can be said has been cooked in a contemporary form. As popular music, Dangdut is open to the influence of other forms of music, ranging from Keroncong, melody, gamelan, gambus, rock, pop, and even house music.

Pronouncing the name "Dangdut" is the voice of onomatope game tabla (in the world called Dangdut kettledrum only) and the characteristic is dominated by noise and dang ndut. This name is actually a cynic in a magazine article in 1970-an early form of music for wither a very popular among the working-class people at that time. (wikipedia)

Dangdut has been different from the contemporary root, Malay music, though people can still feel sentuhannya.

Malay orchestra (usually abbreviated OM, a still often used for a music group Dangdut) the original use of musical instruments such as acoustic guitar, akordeon, tambourine, gambus, flute and even gong. In the 1950s and 1960s many developing orchestra-conductor in a Malay play songs Melayu Deli from Sumatra (around Medan). At the time this experiment began to enter the entrance of Indian music in Malay. Development of Cinema in the world that political and anti-West's President Sukarno to become fertilizer for these groups. From the time this can note the names such as P. Ramlee (from Malaya), Said Effendi (with songs Seroja), Ellya (style stage with dancers such as India), the creator Bawafie Husein Puppet from India, Munif Bahaswan, and M. Mashabi (creator of film scores "Lamentations Tiri Children" which is very popular in the 1970s).

Style of play this time still stand up to 1970s, although at that time was also a big change occurred in the stage musical by Malay dimotori sonneteer Group leaders Rhoma Irama. Some names from the 1970s that can be called is Mansyur S., Ida Laila, A. Rafiq, and Muchsin Alatas. Populernya music can be seen from Figure out a few albums by the group of Malay pop music pop Koes Plus in the jayanya.

Dangdut Modern, which grew in the early 1970s in line with the politics of a friendly against Western culture, include musical instruments such as the West's modern electric guitar, electric organ, perkusi, trumpet, saxophone, oboe, and other variations to improve and creativity as a musician-land pemusiknya. Mandolin also enter as essential elements. The influence of rock (especially the guitar for the game) is very thick felt on Dangdut music. 1970-an event to be 'battle' for Dangdut music and rock music in the music market subduct Indonesia, once held a concert to 'duel' between sonneteer Group and God Bless. Practical since this time Malay music has changed, including patterns in business bermusiknya.

In the final part of the 1970s also developed variations of "Dangdut humor" that dimotori by OM Petromaks ray emission (PSP). This orchestra, which departs from the style of music wilt deli, help Dangdut dissemination among students. Subgenre this forward, for example, by OM Introduction Drinking poison (PMR) and, in the early 2000's, by Pemuda Harapan Bangsa Light (PHB). (wikipedia)

Dangdut is very resilient in the face and affects the other forms of music. Songs popular in the west of the 1960s and 1970s many didangdutkan. The kind of music kasidah gambus and slowly float in the flow of play Dangdut way. The same thing happens in music tarling from Cirebon, so that still exist at the time this form is mixed: tarlingdut.

Rock music, pop, disco, house bersenyawa well in Dangdut music. Similarly, going to the music area as jaipongan, gamelan, tarling, Keroncong, Java style (known as a mixed form of music called congdut a sari, with a sunken tokohnya Didi), or zapin.

Dangdut easily receive elements' foreign 'make it vulnerable to forms of piracy, as happens to many songs from the Bollywood film style and latin songs. Kopi Dangdut, for example, is "pirated" a popular song from Venezuela. (wikipedia)