'Dangdut' singers make a killing<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Dangdut (traditional music) performers and their
\nmanagers in Yogyakarta are being swamped with bookings during the
\nelection campaign, which has doubled or tripled their incomes.<\/p>\n
Sutomo, the manager of Star Galaxy Dangdut Group, said on
\nSaturday that bookings started to flood in after the election
\ncampaign began on March 11.<\/p>\n
\"We often receive two or three bookings per day, but we can
\nonly perform one show a day because of the difficulty in moving
\nfrom one area to another due to severe traffic jams caused by
\ncampaigns,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The group's fee per performance is usually Rp 4 million to Rp
\n5 million, but the campaign period has seen the fee increase to
\nas much as Rp 7 million per performance.<\/p>\n
Laila Chandra, a Star Galaxy singer, said she usually earned
\nRp 40,000 per show, but during the campaign period could earn Rp
\n150,000. Dangdut singers Nining and Reina from Jakarta said they
\nhad been contracted by the Indonesian Democratic Party of
\nStruggle (PDI-P) for campaigns across the archipelago. They
\nrefused to name the amount of money PDI-P is paying them.<\/p>\n
Dangdut shows are popular among political parties to entertain
\nthose present at party rallies. Ironically, many rally
\nparticipants ignore campaign programs and only care about the
\ndangdut show. -- JP<\/p>",
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