A. Rafiq is a prominent Jakarta-based dangdut

Dangdut

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. It developed in the 1970s among working-class Muslim youth, but beginning in the late 1990s reached a broader following in lower class Indonesians, Malaysia, and the southern...

 artist. He has been active in the Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n music industry since the 1970s. He launched his first single, Pandangan Pertama (First Sight) in 1978. The single was a huge hit and propelled his career in the Indonesian 70's dangdut scene. Rafiq, along with Rhoma Irama

Rhoma Irama

Raden Irama , most commonly known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut musician and occasional actor...

 and Elvy Sukaesih

Elvy Sukaesih

Elvy Sukaesih is one of the most popular singers in Java, Indonesia, and has been dubbed the Queen of Dangdut. Sukaesih has a significant fanbase in other Asian countries such as Japan. She has been a prolific recording artist since the late 1960s...

 were the three most popular dangdut singer in the 70's. Rafiq is well known for his Elvis-inspired stage costume and hip-gyrating movements.

The hit Pandangan Pertama enjoyed a second popularity in 2002, when it was remade by one of the most popular Indonesian singers Chrisye

Chrisye

Chrismansyah Rahadi , better known by his stage name Chrisye , was an Indonesian progressive-pop singer and song writer of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent. He was born in Jakarta on 16 September 1949, and died there on 30 March 2007 following a long battle with lung cancer. He recorded 21 solo...

 in his album "Dekade". In 2007, Pengalaman Pertama was again remade by popular Indonesian rock band Slank

Slank

Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by some teenagers in a small street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. They had played rock music everywhere until they got an opportunity to make an album.-Early years:...

in the original motion picture soundtrack of Indonesian movie "Get Married".