Applause rocked the JIEXpo Kemayoran as 'The Godfather of Broken Heart' come to the stage to perform after a heavy rain sings its song without lyrics.

'The Godfather of Broken Heart', as his fan address him, was a singer of Solo's born name Didi Kempot. His campursari song has been able to fascinate the fans, with multiple facial expressions they add warm vibes to the place. The feeling of longing and broken heart elaborated through the Javanese song he sings.

Didi Kempot started his career in 1989, with songs that become hits like 'Stasiun Balapan' and 'Sewu Kutho' on its time, but it rarely heard since the western pop song are more familiar to the youth a few years back.

But, after a local TV program called 'Taman Balekambang Solo' dan Ngobam (A chat with musicians) broadcasted through a Youtube channel of Gofar Hilman on July 20, 2019, his song becomes popular again. The program went viral and people start to put attention to his song, and thanks to 'Rumah Blogger Indonesia' where the fans gather for the first time that came with the name 'The Godfather of Broken Heart'.

Slowly the campursari song of Lord Didi that tells about broken heart could be enjoyed by the youth even across generations.

Photos and Text: Rivan Awal Lingga

Editor: Prasetyo Utomo