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Asosiasi Industri Rekaman Indonesia (ASIRI) (English: Recording Industry Association of Indonesia) is a trust that represents the recording industry interests in Indonesia.
It was established in 1978 and represents 84 member labels, which distribute around 95% of the music sold in Indonesia.
ASIRI is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums in Indonesia. The levels are:
Piracy is not a new phenomenon in Indonesia. Prior to 1988, all recordings sold in Indonesia are unauthorized. But in the 1990s, the number was reduced to 20%, with retail value of pirate recordings in 1995, estimated at US$15 million. In the early 2000s, piracy rate was increase back to a higher levels, which was at 55% in 2001, and 85% in 2003. Usually, piracy are hitting domestic artists in particular.
Tope Alabi, also known as Ore ti o common, and as Gbo Jesu, (born October 27, 1970 in Ogun, Nigeria) is a multi-platinum Nigerian Gospel Singer,film music composer and actor.
Alabi was formerly a member of the Jesters International comedy group. She later worked with other popular travelling and stage theater groups in both Ibadan and Lagos. She made films in the Yoruba film genre of Nigeria. Alabi later metamorphosed into gospel music after she became a born-again Christian. She is signed to Orbit Entertainment.[citation needed]