The man who is known as the Godfather of Broken Hearts - due to his unique sorrowful musical storytelling - was reportedly rushed to the Kasih Ibu Solo hospital after suffering a heart attack.The following are compilations of interviews Tempo had with the campursari singer that gives you a picture of how Didi Kempot started off his career in music.
Didi Kempots singing started off from the streets of Keprabon in Surakarta or Solo as a street busker. I started at a streetside food stall in the Keprabon area, said Didi in previous interviews with Tempo. Didi would often travel far distances by bus to Jakarta, where he also sang on the streets to make a living. However, Didi once confessed that street busking was not just for the sake of the money, but also to test the market in Indonesias capital city as he would not just stick to his campursari style but also sing songs from pop genres. So is his elder sibling Mamik Prakoso who eventually chose the path to be a comedian. But because my dad and sibling are comedians, I chose to remain in the musical path, said Didi. Campursari Didi Kempot Professional Career AsEntering 1989, Didi Kempot started his professional career as a singer by recording songs early in his career that was entitled Cindro, which remained unpopular for decades until the past year before his passing. ![]() Even though he sings songs that were written by known songwriters such as Anjar Any, he wrote and sang most of his own songs. There are at least 700 songs that he wrote with 95 percent of them telling stories of a broken heart.
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