Mansyur S. (born Mansyur Subhawannur; November 30, 1948)
is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and actor. He is a star of the ''
dangdut
Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay and local folk music. Dangdut is a most popular musical genre in Indonesia and a very popular in other Malay wor ...
'' style of
Indonesian music
As it is a country with many different tribes and ethnic groups, the music of Indonesia ( id, Musik Indonesia) itself is also very diverse, coming in hundreds of different forms and styles. Every region have its own culture and art, and as a r ...
.
[Colin Bass]
Indonesia:Pop and Folk
''The Rough Guide to World Music'', 2nd edn. Rough Guides, 2000, p. 133. He sings with an ensemble called ''Dangdut Manis'', or "Sweet Dangdut".
[ He appears on the ]Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was fou ...
collection, ''Indonesian Popular Music: Krongcong, Dangdut, & Langgam Jawa''.
These songs are his most famous songs:
"Rembulan Bersinar Lagi" and
"Anak Siapa".Track Detail
Smithsonian Global Sound. Accessed October 28, 2007.
References
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1948 births
Indonesian dangdut singers
20th-century Indonesian male singers
Living people
Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners