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06-18-18 19:33 #12789
Posts: 508Oh man this would be VERY good news. !
Originally Posted by JohnAldrich [View Original Post]
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06-18-18 17:52 #12788
Posts: 576Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
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06-18-18 06:32 #12787
Posts: 140A small youtube tip, search for; (ROYAL) Exploring one of the most dangerous area in Jakarta.
Although the title might be debatable, it might be worth a watch for those who aren't as adventurous as some guys here, just to see what "down and dirty" means. I like that he does daytime and nighttime posts as well. He has some other interesting videos worth a watch on his channel. Don't mind the "Flying drone around jakarta" titles, there are interesting parts in the vids.
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06-16-18 06:48 #12786
Posts: 303Well, let us know if you find more locations! With Eid yesterday, more will be coming out to play. Still need to pick up some Java. Many of my regulars relish the fact that no one is willing to teach me.
Originally Posted by MontanaMonger [View Original Post]
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06-15-18 15:19 #12785
Posts: 405The longest running youtube "sexy" dangdut channel I subscribe to is only 2 years old and the rest are 1 year or less so it seems like this is starting to ramp up. They post new videos almost daily. I see a lot of different kinds of this type of music they have no sexual overtones in it. I hope I can get balls deep in this before they try to stomp the sexy out.
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06-15-18 14:29 #12784
Posts: 489Originally Posted by OmBule [View Original Post]
Dangdut is the quintessial Indonesian experience, thanks for the info and enjoy dangdut.
OS.
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06-15-18 07:00 #12783
Posts: 405Originally Posted by OmBule [View Original Post]
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06-15-18 04:49 #12782
Posts: 303Years ago, I got hooked on the slow gyrating hips of the Indo girls from Java and Bali as they grind me to some Indo song or Kpop. They would never tell me names of the songs nor the translation but it really zones them out into hot little bunnies. That was what led to Dangdut. Many performances and performers got in trouble over the years and made headlines in Indonesia. It brought many young performers instant success and stardom. It is a great general.
Originally Posted by OmBule [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
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06-14-18 21:40 #12781
Posts: 3497Originally Posted by OmBule [View Original Post]
I haven't been to the other places you mentioned, but I will check them out.
Originally Posted by OmBule [View Original Post]
Glad to hear there are other bules out there who like dangdut.
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06-14-18 10:09 #12780
Posts: 20Field Notes: In Search of Dangdut.
Originally Posted by MontanaMonger [View Original Post]
As always, I yield to the superior experience of those who have gone before me, like Smoothy, et. Al. I don't have any wild stories to share, but, in pursuit of fun in Jakarta, have something to report on dangdut.
The places I would recommend in Jakarta don't have a lone sexy singer perched on a high stage gyrating (ngebor, or drilling, as they say) before a huge crowd of hormone-addled teens and young adults.
The clubs I recommend offer some weird mixture between the intimacy of a jazz bar (for music) and the intimacy of a striptease club (for everything else).
Sadly, my favorite venue. Cafe Skorpion in the Permata Hotel and Restaurant on Jl. Pencenogan. Has been shuttered. It's diamond-shaped neon sign has gone dark and the lobby's stuffed tiger (likely resold on Tokopedia.
There are a few other choices, though.
First would be Cafe Asmoro on Jl, Blora, just steps away from Grand Indonesia. Other nearby clubs, like Lone Star, have closed down, but Asmoro remains. It outlived the punk rock venue that was once on the second floor, which, shall we say, attracted quite a different crowd. I must have moved my way through 75 percent of the city's riotgrrl punk crowd there.
As another person wrote about Asmoro: "The first time you hate it because you don't understand it. The third time, the place is yours and you are the queen of the dance floor, requesting "Kucing Garong."
Asmoro is accessible. Tourists are seen there sometimes. I've bought regular civilian Indonesian girlfriends there and they've laughed and had a blast. In the olden days, there used to be a lot of hanky panky going on on Jl. Blora. A lot of places and girls short-time action. While that's no more, there's the occasional working girl sitting at the warungs late late at night.
There's also the dangdut clubs from the Menteng Group hotels: Cafe Iguana in the Hotel Menteng I off of Jl. Cikini; and the nightclubs in the Hotel Grand Menteng (which is nowhere near Menteng, but on Jl. Matraman) and the Hotel Mega Matra (which is also on Jl. Matraman).
I've seen Rhoma Irama impersonators and some of the sexier "Duo" or "Trio" acts at these places.
The MO is the same. MC will be friendly, and wearing a shabby, ill-fitting suit. On a microphone from the stage, he'll work the crowd and keep the show moving. Regulars will be welcomed, newcomers greeted. He will introduce the singers and remind you that requests are welcome.
On stage: a band of 12 talented journeyman musicians who know how to jam.
In the crowd: middle-aged Javanese men who, when sufficiently inebriated, will take to the dance floor, waving Rp 50,000 notes as they dance with the singers. The lads will also tip to take the microphone to render their own versions of favorite songs.
The girls will all be in high heels and squeezed into tight shiny dresses. Some will be young, pretty and sullen. Some will be overweight, cute blowsy and flirty. Most will be in their late 20's and early 30's, with too much make-up.
All can sing! All will dance! It's a lot of high-spirited fun!
After finishing a set, the girls will walk through the crowd shaking hands. It's your chance to tip the girls again, or to invite them for a drink. (NB: There are no ladies drinks, just regular drinks).
Dangdut songs cover the same topics as country / western songs: my wife gone left me, my cheating man, she just don't love me no more. Buy a dangdut singer a drink (or tip her while talking to her) and you'll hear similar stories.
Usually they're janda (widowed or divorced), with some sad story about why they're singing in this club. There's a circuit that the singers follow among the Menteng Group clubs. Some even work on contracts in mining or logging camps in Kalimantan.
Pro? Semi-pro? At this point, we don't know. As is typical in Jakarta, hijinks ensure when men with full wallets meet women with empty wallets. I've met a few of the singers outside the club and had a grand time.
TL; DR Dangdut clubs are not a cash-extraction machine like Malioboro or Classic. The experience is not as raw as the girly clubs. It really is about the music and some mild fun with the girls, who you might be able to meet outside the club.
Enjoy Jakarta!
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06-13-18 14:31 #12779
Posts: 3051Great body on that one, MM. I hope I get something like that when I go there later this year.
Originally Posted by MontanaMonger [View Original Post]
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06-13-18 00:49 #12778
Posts: 405Originally Posted by ArisCasa [View Original Post]
https://www.instagram.com/fany.soraya.fansor/?hl=en
Like in that instance she posted a gig on the 31st of may on the 30th.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQIHOJYA...agged=uutselly
This chick might not be in Jakarta but they seem to post the events and I have no idea if they are even open to the public sometimes they are like small stages for car dealerships.
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06-12-18 09:54 #12777
Posts: 525Dated. But.
Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
Dated info but.
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06-12-18 03:56 #12776
Posts: 405Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
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06-12-18 03:12 #12775
Posts: 405Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]