Inul Daratista is the biggest pop music sensation in Indonesia today. Television ratings go up when she performs, and politicians are seeking her support for the 2004 elections. But Inul's ...

Trying to get into an Inul Daratista show is like trying to storm the ramparts of Helm’s Deepit’s musty, dark, smoky, crowded and the mob seems possessed by a demonic, or at least lascivious, force.

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Already blase about Kylie Minogue's bottom cheeks , Australians are unlikely to get too hot and bothered about a pelvis-pumping Indonesian singer who has become an unlikely symbol of the country's ...

Indonesians have a new idol - a hip-swinging singer who's gyrated her way into fame, fortune, and a whole lot of trouble. Inul Daratista has achieved the level of success where a second name becomes ...

Perhaps out of respect, Inul Daratista initiated a meeting in 2003 to seek reconciliation with Rhoma Irama, at the notoriously haughty dangdut legend’s studio. What came after was a blur of rumors, ...

Some queens began as upstarts, and Inul Daratista was no different. For there really was a time before the money, the television appearances, and the wildly successful business ventures, when her name ...

The klieg lights dimmed. The crowd roared: "Inul! Inul!" The petite, sensuous singer emerged in a lavender and pink cling-wrap jumpsuit, looked at her audience and teased: "Are you ready to be drilled ...

An Indonesian Muslim cleric has fostered a dancer whose lively performances have led to a ban on her appearance in many of the country's provinces. Zainal Abdul Ghoni, from Kalimantan, offered to ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia’s dangdut queen Inul Daratista’s performances have always mesmerised audiences and at 46, she shows no signs of slowing down. The singer, whose real name is Ainul Rokhimah, ...