Malaysian authorities have cancelled the concert-permit for Indonesian singer Inul Daratista following protests from some Islamic groups.
The concert was scheduled to be held last weekend in Kuala Lumpur before being cancelled at the very last minute. Some Islamic groups were protesting against the concert… the major reason was that the concert was ‘erotic’. Obviously they won.
Inul is controversial with her suggestive dance moves which she called it the ‘Goyang Inul’ or ‘Gerak Gerudi’ (literally ‘drilling moves’). I’ll leave it for your own interpretation of how erotic she is with the below video…
Some trace-back… Pussycat Dolls were fined around USD3000 when they held their concert in Malaysia last time, Gwen Stefani was told to cover up, Linkin Park were told not to ‘shout’… and Beyonce was smart enough to cancel her concert before the authorities could shut her door.
If this trend keeps going, lots of the foreign artists might not consider having a concert in Malaysia and favour neighbouring Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia instead.
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i would like to say some harsh words to Malaysia but hey i’m a Malaysian..I couldn’t!
i know the rules thingie but.. the weird thing is MAA will be in Malaysia! well first.. from the previous MAA, everyone was just very sexy and yeah i’m very shocked when i heard MAA is in Malaysia! I was like “Huh? No way la.. Malaysia won’t be doing stuff like this because there will be many sexy artist coming, they couldn’t possibly warn every artist to dress up!” But then my bro show me the commericial.. Poof! even the tourism supported it! Now that’s a shocker!
and yeah i DO remember PCD was fined from their previous concert…guess what? PCD will be performing at MAA…
i thought this wasn’t the first time Inul came here? huh.. Poor thing, being “halau”
there are many more singers that are more”erotic” than she is. i bet rihanna won’t have a chance in malaysia, madonna also no chance.
This looks more like an empowering bellydance.. then the sexy-rubbing up against men which I usually see.
I remember YeinJee that you have mentioned before about how Malaysia is very conservative about movies, music, etc etc.
That’s one catchy bass line in that song. Love it. Boocha ba-buha-buha…
On the bright side, all those girating hip moves are good for keeping the back flexible and those discs healthy, lol. As someone who had back surgery not long ago for a herniated disc from too many long days just sitting at a desk creating a weak and stiff back, and having to live wih chronic pain forever as a result, I only wish I could move like that again.
That is really not too bad by some standards. And I’ve seen traditional Indian dancing which could be just as suggestive if not more so than what you see there.
YeinJee, what is the predominate religion in Malaysia??? Just curious. Does it have anything to do with the conservative views there and banning of certain types of media?? I find it interesting to learn about other cultures in this regard.
Is it predominately Muslim there or was it just a hand full of Muslim groups that protested the concert?
Mimie… MAA is too huge to be banned. And ya, Inul was in KL a couple of years ago and had a concert or two.
kyon… I bet not.
Side note: for frequent commentors, it’s highly advisable to get a nickname, which would make it easier to address each other.
Malaysians are not really that conservative, but the authorities sometimes are.
More than half of Malaysians are Muslims, but lots of them are actually quite liberal, some are a bit conservative though.
There are just a few Muslim groups that protested the concert, but one of them have strong political backings… the authorities would stand firm against their request sometimes, but once in a while decided to give way.
With exception of a few cases, we don’t ban any media (movies, dramas, music etc), but lots of them are being filtered. For example you probably won’t see any wet kissing scenes in our cinemas.
wehehehehe Im from indonesia and if anyone would believe i actualy know her. few years ago theres this guy who used to be a singer and because of her he loss his popularity. Then he resolve on calling her “Haram” and there was a massive lawsuit in result of his remarks.
most of these people are just vindictive joker who havent seen the world. if religion constraint creativity then screw religion. its the source of war since anyone could remember…
she’s doing a lot with her hips there, but her outfit is not even revealing.
her facial expressions are weird. i don’t know if she’s supposed to look like that, but to me, looking suggestive doesn’t only come from dance moves. it comes from facial expression too. i didn’t find her that suggestive-looking. a lot of american music videos beat her dance totally. her fellow indonesians seem to like her.
lol, i never knew malaysia was so strict on these. why can’t a singer have a concert?
people who don’t want to watch her aren’t forced to…
i don’t know her but from the video i don’t think it’s “erotic”…her song is not sensual too…i mean there are songs that from the tune itself even if you don’t understand it you’ll know it’s a sexy song…here in the Philippines if we here songs like that it will be called a novelty song…
well, too bad for her…
just one question is she really a popular singer? the only singers i know from Indonesia/ Malaysia are Jaclyn Victor and Siti…
hmm..I say, what’s the problem with being a lil strict. If Malaysia is as open as other countries,then it’s not special anymore.
We have roots, culture and religion to take care of unlike many other countries,we still hang on to that and that’s why these things aren’t permitted. our mosque or other religion here DOES NOT profit from all of these restriction, they just wanna create a “healthy&well nurtured community”
Rules are rules, we are not deprived of anything even though we are a lil strict (Beyonce?we have much bigger acts that came to perform here.so what?)And performers can have concerts its just they have to abide by the rules, I say, if you’re that good, you don’t need to show-your-ass to get people to your concerts..logic!duh!so, what are they afraid of?sex sells, most cases,yes,but have a lil bit of decency&courtesy, you’re on other people’s land.
Please..some of you are Malaysians, be a lil grateful. And the way it’s being portrayed by you miss YeinJee is as if cos most of us are muslims it is so mafan for the rest of you guys out there..I’m beginning to see that maybe my fellow Malaysians are not as nice as I thought they were.You’re thinking only of the current pleasure not the future’s implications. Even if I live in other country(I’m doing Masters in US) and when I look around, I wish that I’m back home.
And for Dr.T..not everyone can just “screw” their religions easily as you might have.every religion is good and beautiful, what will become of us humans without them?
Please don’t just “kutuk” other people’s religious restrictions and country.I’m a Malaysian Muslim born to a malay-chinese parents but I still hold on to my roots and respect my fellow Malaysians that comes from diff race and religion. Maybe you’d ought to be a lil grateful eh?And we muslims are not conservative nor extremist(as most of you guys think)I’m an example of one..I judge things from both sides not just cos I wanna please myself
Geez..and you call yourself a Malaysian. You can’t even grasp those lil things when you have been living like what your entire life there..those are the things you should ponder upon.Wake up! You’re a Malaysian
Whats the name of this song?
good and beautiful until a point that the believers started WAR. then it will be hillariously miserable. hey if you cant handle the truth then you can keep on holding on to whatever it is that makes you feel better. i guess that some people are born just to believe….
Hey Proud malaysian, how would you feel is the US were still so strict by some of their old standards that they wouldn’t let some foreigner like you into their country to get your masters at their good schools so that you can get a better education than you would elsewhere.and then go back to make money in another country. Maybe you should be thankful that some countries aren’t as strict as you seem to be so proud of. I guess it’s easy to want your cake and eat it too ain’t it. Especially wishing you were back home while you can use another country’s freedoms to get an opportunity to go get a top notch education.
Maybe you shouldn’t be so judgemental about others. The problem with repressive governments and religions iis that they try to control what everyone sees and does instead of just having their say and setting an example. You talk about going to school in the US while wishing you were back home. You’re not much different than the rest of the beggars and moochers who travel there to get what you can get then leave.
That country has had a sustainable government system that gives people personal freedoms and religion and has lasted over 250 years….without needing to be changed. It’s why that country has prospered and people like you line up to go there and obtain the means to lead a better life. It’s why every other government in the world has continuously fallen from one controlling dictator style government to another. The US left behind the whole oppressive style government of kings and dictators and religious heiarchys centuries ago to establish a system that the people ultimately have control over, not a religion or some other entity.
If people fall to immoral behavior and thoughts it’s only because of their own lack of personal responsibility, not because some government wasn’t strict enough to monitor and restrict everything they see or hear. In fact the more a government tries to restrict a person’s personal life, the more a person will sneak off and do what they want anyway.
Short of enforcing laws and punishment for obvious crimes like murder, robbery and rape etc, a government has no busiuness trying to control a person’s thoughts or desires. It ultimately backfires in their face.
A proud Malaysian… I am a proud Malaysian and I love my country as well. I was just stating the facts… the concert was being cancelled after protest from PAS youth and a few other minor groups. Besides, most of the audiences would be Muslims if the concert wasn’t cancelled, don’t make this into a racial issue my dear.
bb made a good point there… if people don’t like it, just don’t go and watch it, as simple as that. Just let the market do the talking.
yp… can’t tell how popular she is; at least not bad I guess. Both Jaclyn and Siti are Malaysians though.
cole… it’s “Goyang Gosip”, which could be loosely translated into ’shaking gossips’… not sure if there is any deeper meaning.
hat sounds a bit aggresive, but s/he made some good points. Restriction isn’t the best way of educating people. With the abundance of free media these days, it’s just too easy to access different kind of resources. Ban the concert? We can still get the DVDs or watch it online, paid or free… it makes no big difference to prevent the influence from sipping in.
YeinJee, it was not my intention to come off as aggressive (although you have to admit that Proud malaysian was a bit aggressive and critical in he/her post as well.)
I was trying to point out the irony of someone critisizing other countries as being too free and open while while in fact taking advantage of one of those open countries to be free to go to it’s schools and benifit from whatever it has to offer people in civil freedoms etc ,and yet at the same time turn around and defend the repressive policies of another country’s government which is not so open.
It’s been a big debate in the US for years as to who is responsible for how people react to certain kinds of music and media, the government or parents? Are businesses and industry responsible or government. Do people take responsibilty for their own moralities or is it the government responsibilty to censor.
You know, they tried to ban showing Elvis in the fifties when he shook his hips on TV. Did it make a difference in how rock music progressed in years to come? Did it save people’s morality? No. Elvis was tame by today’s standards.
My opinion, is Society goes in cycles and things take care of themselves eventually. when things get too out of hand people take it apon themselves to make things different. History shows that. But oppression and censorship of personal freedoms by the powers and governments just doesn’t work in the long term. It never has.
hat… it was the tone actually. Proud Malaysian did sound aggressive too, and aggressiveness often led to more aggressiveness, which in the end would lead to meaningless bickering. It would be a pity if it happens, because even though there are different point of views here… it’s actually a mind opening discussions so far for different parties.
There are many factors in shaping a morality-correct society… oppression is obviously not the best way. And in the internet era, oppression doesn’t work at all… sooner or later people will learn about different stuff, and it’s up to their own morality whether to be lured into those ’sin’ or keep themselves clean from it.
Proud Malaysian just called you “miss yeinjee”, I thought you were a guy. Can you clarify?
I can’t get enough of this song and video. She just looks and sounds so good in this video with her dancing and singing. . :) I like it.
like her little harum of dancing girls in the background too with all that yellow waving around.. Just a great video
Loki… yes, I am a guy. It’s a common mistake that people think that I am a girl judging from the name alone; can’t blame them… have to blame my parents instead lol.
hmm, i really dont know what to comment on this, but i guess the authorities sometimes is really weird as some local artistes wears even sexier dress and more ‘erotic’ songs, but they dont really ban those artistes, but they are being hard on the foreign artistes.i think if they want to implement that on foreign artist, then they should really observe the local artistes as well.and about the concert, i heard that the concert is being rescheduled, if i’m not mistaken..but about beyonce, i mean, if gwen stefani can do it, then why cant beyonce tries to cover up too??the fact that she cancelled her concert just makes me think it’s not even worth to listen to her song as she herself is not taking any chance of proving that she can do as good as when she is dressing sexily.but that is just my opinions. but i hope that the readers from this site should really be clear that not all malaysians are conservative, it is just sometimes we have to respect our own culture and religions also, and by that i mean malaysians, all malaysians in general and not pinting to any specific race or religion.
Saw somewhere that someone said she rejected some “prominate VIP” ( I’m assuming maybe that means someone’s advances???) and that’s why it was cancelled.
From everyone here has said about much sexier acts not being banned that may be the case. It’s very possible knowing the way politics works in showbiz around the world. Not what you do but whose ass you kiss. The people in power in show biz can make or break you no matter who you are. Pretty sorry the way some of those buzzards work. Oh well.
nyss… I don’t think the authorities are being discriminative to foreign artists; a local singer (Faizal Tahir) was banned from live telecast for three months for pulling his shirt off remember? The problem is that there is a lack of consistency in implementing the rules… why was Inul allowed to have her concert in 2005/2006 but not now?
cole… you are reading too much lol.
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what the hell is wrong with those dumb ass people? its just some song and dance doesn’t means it gonna be like strip show…jeez..no wonder malaysian are too stupid to improve their own