{
  "id": 5684957,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Rozita Rohaizad keeps Malaysian flag flying at Nusantara Gamelan Festival 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/showbiz-rozita-rohaizad-keeps-malaysian-flag-flying-at-nusantara",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/09/1526043/showbiz-rozita-rohaizad-keeps-malaysian-flag-flying-nusantara"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Versatile singer-actress Rozita Rohaizad, known for her music in Nusantara, brought pride to Malaysia at the Nusantara Gamelan Festival 2026 in Solo, Indonesia. At the age of 69, Rozita impressed the audience by performing a Javanese folk song, receiving a standing ovation. She admitted her modern twist to traditional music, but the audience, including musicians, praised her performance. Rozita's experience transitioning between genres fueled her desire to collaborate with Indonesian artists, strengthening traditional genres like gamelan and keroncong. She hopes to organize similar cross-cultural festivals in Kuala Lumpur to promote Nusantara music. Rozita's previous performances include keroncong festivals in Surakarta and a debut in Scotland, the UK.",
  "summary": "VERSATILE singer-actress Rozita Rohaizad is known to shine in Nusantara music, and the niece of legendary Biduanita Negara Puan Sri Saloma did Malaysia proud in a popular music festival held in Solo, Indonesia.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}