RHOMA IRAMA - Begadang: Soneta Group Best Songs 1975-1980 LP Sweater/Hoodies Joel Grip (double bass)

Joel Grip (double bass)

’ and the phrase became a kind of mantra for us

Each copy includes an 8-page black and white zine booklet with lyrics

certainly all the ones worth hearing

Hearing such powerful records coming from that part of the world makes me feel that bands from Brazil

RHOMA IRAMA - Begadang: Soneta Group Best Songs 1975-1980 LP Sweater/Hoodies Joel Grip (double bass)Dangdut is the biggest musical genre in Indonesia. Dangdut, onomatopoetic name from the sound of hand drums used in this type of music, is what reggae to Jamaicans, country to Americans or skiffle to mid 20th century British people. And in this genre of dang dut, the name Rhoma Irama looms large. He is until today the undisputable king of dangdut and his role as pioneer of the music is already in the history book. In fact, there's one book documenting