Musical Identity of Yockie Suryoprayogo

Musician Yockie Suryoprayogo is the only Indonesian musician who ever released an album which declaring his genre and musical identty. Check this album entitled “Musik Saya adalah Saya” (Musca, 1970-ies). This title means: “My Music is Me”. In this album Yockie presents 8 songs such as Theme Song (Musik saya adalah Saya), Angin Malam, Cakrawala Senja and Duka Sang Bahaduri. Most of the songs composed by Yockie.

All songs were arranged and reflected Yockie’s personal style which was closed to a symphonic-art-rock genre. This album is closed to Guruh Gypsy and Jurang  Pemisah (a collaboration with singer Chrisye). This declaration about his identity is important, since musical identity in nowadays is something confused. This day, this year dozen bands born but they are confused about their musical identity. *

Dangdut According to Favorite’s Group

LP Favourite's Group, Album "Pop Melayu Vol. 2"

This album by Favourite’s Group was entitled “Pop Melayu Volume 2”. It consists of 10 songs, and all of them were hits and memorable. The genre was dangdut-pop-band. One of the songs entitled Dangdut. The lyric is such admiring dangdut as beloved and unforgettable music.

Actually, there is a contradiction in this album. One side the album title is “Pop Melayu”, but an other side one of it’s song admiring (and proclaiming) that the genre of the album is dangdut. Or may be the two were identic according to Favourite’s group? *