THE VAST DISSEMINATION OF GENERATION TRANSCENDING ART: DANGDUT MUSIC THROUGH TIKTOK

Abstract

Since the viral phone application Tiktok has taken over the Indonesian archipelago, it has become a source and a melting pot where culture is created. Although often overlooked by the general public, a massive spontaneous and participatory creative outpouring of individuals and groups are publishing their local genius through the Tiktok platform and sharing it with the rest of the world. One of these cultural heritages being spread upon the Tiktok sphere is the Indonesian music genre of “Dangdut”. With music being a universal language, is Dangdut Indonesia’s pop culture breakthrough in a global context? Combined with the fact that the use of Tiktok as a platform of disseminating culture is not taught in school, this paper argues that these participatory online performances with an access to a limitless audience is a great example of local self-reliance of communities in indonesia and is an opportunity for the younger generation to participate in sharing Indonesian culture in a global context