Dangdut star testifies

Wed, 10 Jan 1996

SURABAYA: The Surabaya District Court was packed with people yesterday all hoping for a glimpse of dangdut star Evi Tamala who was testifying in the trial of a local businessman accused of pirating her songs and those of fellow singers.

Evi in her testimony said that besides losing Rp 250 per cassette in royalties, the piracy was also detrimental to her reputation because the quality of the pirated tapes was poor.

She said that her songs most often pirated include Rambut (Hair), Rembulan Malam (Night Moon) and Rahasia Cinta (Love's Secret).

The defendant was identified as ISH, a Surabaya resident. (emb)

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