Bridgeing Traditional And Modern Music, Dangdut Musical: Kukejar Kau Sayang Offers Creativity Refreshment

JAKARTA - Genre konimex which stands for koplo, anime, and remix into one presentation from the musical drama Dangdut: Kukerap Kau Sayang. The combination of various elements of traditional Indonesian music with modern music is also a unique concoction that will be brought to the stage of performance which will be held from November 29 to December 1, 2024 at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta.

"Dangdut is one of the cultural expressions that is close to the hearts of the Indonesian people and is part of the cultural wealth that is inseparable from Indonesian music. Through this performance, we want to revive dangdut music with a creative touch, so that it remains relevant and can be enjoyed by various generations and shows that dangdut can be interpreted in a new way, without losing its traditional roots," said Billy Gamaliel as the manager programww.indonesiakaika.com after the preview of performances and press conferences on Tuesday, October 29 at the Auditorium Gallery Indonesia Kaya, Jakarta.

Dangdut Musical: Kukejar Kau Sayang tells the story of Ica's ambition to meet his idol, Bang Jay, who is a top dangdut singer. It was not easy for Ica to fulfill her dream, because her status is only a household assistant.

When he heard the news in the media that the management of Bang Jay held a free ticket giveaway along with a meet and greet at his tour concert in the city where Ica lives. Assisted by his friends, Yeyen, Gugun, and Wendy, Ica finally won a competition to meet her idol, and unexpectedly turned out to be turning her life around, from a household assistant to a singer.

The show, directed by Aulion, is that this content creator originally came from his final assignment when he made a short film during college, and eventually developed by making a long-duration version for musical performances.

"Because I graduated from the film, my final task was to make a short film with the title Chasing Dangdut. I made it around 2016, the story is exactly the same as this one. My song Kukerap Kau Sayang has also been around that year, but I feel the story is very interesting with more drama and comedy. Finally, I wanted to make it longer, so be this musical," said Aulion.

assisted by Ma'ruf Andi as co director and produced by Nuya Susanto, the Dangdut Musical performance: Kukejar Kau Sayang also received support from www.indonesiakaya.com, by displaying familiar faces on social media such as Ganta, Bondol, Leyla Aderina, and Waode singer.

Meanwhile, the script was written by Bintang Pradana. Ravi Agustiana will also make this musical performance even more lively with the songs he made, assisted by vocal arrangements from Ranu Pratyakso and Hario as music arrangers. From artistic procedures there are the names of Farras Safira and Nisa Finnegan as production managers.