ASAM

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For the surname Asam, see Asam (surname)

Rhoma Irama

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Raden Haji Oma Irama (born December 11, 1946, in West Java), known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut musician, actor and politician. During the height of his stardom in the 1970s, he was dubbed Raja Dangdut (the King of Dangdut) with his group Soneta.

Prior to his a pilgrimage to Mecca, he was known as Oma Irama. He is a member of aristocrat class of Sundanese from both his father, Raden Burdah Anggawirya, and mother, R.Hj. Tuti Juariah.

Career

Oma Irama's first bands were known as Tornado and Gayhand, and covered Western rock and roll music of Paul Anka, Andy Williams, and The Beatles.

In the late 1960s Oma Irama, sang orkes Melayu and also some pop Indonesia. In 1968 he joined the group Orkes Melayu Purnama in 1968. This group pioneered elements of the dangdut style within orkes Melayu music – the drum was changed to double drum, the electric guitar's role was expanded, and the suling, or bamboo flute, adopted a style reminiscent of Bollywood music. He also recorded pop Indonesia music during this period with the Zaenal Combo and Galaksi, while the album 'Ingkar Janji' was recorded in 1969 with Orkes Melayu Chandraleka.