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Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to the rhythm of the beating drums. Preteen boys watch the singer ...

The recent Lady Gaga brouhaha in Indonesia has been seen as a conflict between Muslim conservatives and the decadence of the West, represented by the music and stage antics of the American female ...

JAKARTA – One song, one stage and one banner were all it took to ignite a national debate in Indonesia over the boundaries of faith and fun. In Banyuwangi, a regency in East Java, a stage was set to ...