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Diplo's video with viral Indonesian keyboardist spotlights koplo sound

Mixmag Asia reports the clip pairs the American DJ with a keyboardist who went viral in Indonesia; it puts a local dance sound in front of a global audience.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:49 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 10:49 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Mixmag Asia's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Mixmag Asia: “Diplo’s video with viral Indonesian keyboardist spotlights local koplo sound”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:49 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Indonesian.
BBN covered this story before: 'The Sea Speaks His Name' is an Indonesian thriller about… (October 12).

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Mixmag AsiaDiplo’s video with viral Indonesian keyboardist spotlights local koplo sound

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage now, Gloria, on a story moving across the map: Diplo has posted a video with a viral Indonesian keyboardist, and Mixmag Asia says it spotlights the local koplo sound.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, what is koplo?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's a local Indonesian music style, and our live map shows it spreading from one keyboard to your whole phone.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat map is a drawing of a keyboard.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIndonesia is the large chain of islands south of the Philippines, which I can say because I was once asked to leave several of them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAsked to leave! That's how you know the music is big.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStill ahead, a question about which country is sending twenty-two treasures home.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe video is actually good, Chip. Rex, I assume you have something with a ball in it.

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