Jakarta, Oct. 25 -- Culture Minister Fadli Zon expressed his ambition to elevate dangdut music onto the global stage through a movement he calls "Dangdut Waves," positioning the genre as a vital part of the nation's soft power strategy .

Highlighting the genre's strong potential and continuous growth through innovation, Zon noted that many countries have successfully made music a form of soft power.

"Like the United States with Hollywood, India with Bollywood, and South Korea with K-Pop. We want dangdut to become a global 'Dangdut Waves' as well," he said in Jakarta on Saturday.

He emphasized that Indonesia is rich with dangdut talent, and the genre has naturally evolved into various stylistic fusions.

"For instance, dangdut koplo, an...