Subliminal Messages Of Didi Kempot's Works Become Evidence Of Art Doesn't Know Class

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JAKARTA - "There is always a drop of mixed DNA in everyone". This statement may sound exaggerated, but we speak in truth.

Indonesia, especially the music world, is again in mourning after on Tuesday morning, May 5, the famous campursari singer Didi Kempot breathed his last at the Kasih Ibu Solo Hospital due to cardiac arrest. Lord Didi - one of his nicknames - is at the peak of his career and is loved by all levels of music lovers.

Last September, we witnessed firsthand the magical power of this artist labeled The Godfather Of Broken Heart. To hold a concert at Livespace SCBD, Jakarta, the organizers did not write Didi Kempot's name in their publication media at all. Only a photo of a face illustration, his nickname, and the concert headline: Konangan Concert.

Want to know what the results are? Tickets sold out since it was still in the pre-sale period. The audience who attended were not only grassroots who often became the stigma of campursari music, but also the millennial generation with their slang styles and fragrance of perfume.

Every time Didi Kempot's song reverberates on stage - whether it's Sewu Kuto, Ambyar, Banyu Langit or Pamer Bojo - it always gets an extraordinary welcome from Ambyar's friend (as Didi Kempot's fans are called). With kur and dance, full of soul, from beginning to end. Some even cried because they lived up to the line of lyrics spoken by the idol.

Through his works, Didi Kempot is able to penetrate time and space, across genres and ages, and break down the divisions of musical genres that are still inherent in some human beings. Among the thousands of fanatical fans, are some of the rock and metal music addicts we know.

There are those who like King Diamond, Cradle of Filth, and Suicidal Tendencies. There are Metallica and Slipknot lovers. There are also those of us who adore Guns N 'Roses, Megadeth, and Foo Fighters. We were not present because we were part of us, but because we were curious about the aura of a Didi Kempot which is claimed to be able to hypnotize the audience.

Another clear evidence. The electronic duo from Bandung, Feel Koplo, who appeared as the opening act of the concert, only lasted 2-3 songs. Didi Kempot's fans are very militant. They shouted the word 'down!' repeatedly impatient to see the Godfather. Yes, Feel Koplo is on the wrong stage.

A few days before. After Didi Kempot performed with one of the country's jazz bands on a stage, the jazz band's Instagram account was attacked by Ambyar's friend because he did not accept Campursari songs being poked by jazz music. This is not a matter of disrupting the music genre, but rather the substantial value of the songs that broke Didi Kempot's heart, losing his spirit and no longer making him disappear.

The popularity of a Didi Kempot shows that in our cities, there is still a drop of mixed DNA as evidence of our identity. With his work and soul's will, this man who was born in Solo 53 years ago shows and invites us not to forget where we came from.

Through a Didi Kempot, it is evident that art does not recognize class. If the resonance is strong, it means that there are many things that are subliminally familiar to us. May agree or not.