Yopie ‘Poco-Poco’ died of Covid-19, here is his professional journey

KOMPAS.com – The singer of the song Poco-poco, Yopie Latul, passed away on Wednesday (9/9/2020) from being infected with the corona virus.

Reported Kompas.com, Wednesday (9/9/2020), according to a statement from his friend, Andre Hehanussa, Yopie is one of the people without symptoms (OTG).

Yopie was rushed to hospital for two days and then to Cibinong Hospital.

What does Yopie Latul look like?

Yopie was born in Ambon on September 7, 1955. He is a figure who popularized the song Poco-poco.

This Ambonese song was popular in the 2000s and is often used for gymnastics.

Quoted Daily kompas, Sunday (12/6/1983), Yopie left Ambon in 1975 to try his luck in Surabaya. He is determined to open a new life through music.

“At that time, I didn’t have the courage to go to Surabaya, Jakarta,” Yopie said at the time.

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Yopie admitted that he knew of no formal education in music. But her musical joy is reflected in her singing, speaking, walking, dressing, etc.

For him, music begins and reveals everything. Starting with dinner, longing for a good birthplace, having fun with sweet girls, etc.

“We started with a song“Yopie said.

Yopie became popular after recording the Ambon Jazz Rock cassette. He is one of the many Ambon singers in the world of music.

Daily kompas, Tuesday (1/15/2013) reported that Yopie was mainly involved in popular songs.

He realized that times had changed. In fact, the lifespan of a song can be very short compared to the 80s.

Along with Maluku’s original friends, he not only sang together, but also created together.

“I give regional songs a touch of reggae or salsa,” he said.

But not only is popular songs added a touch of salsa, spiritual songs are also given that touch. For example, the song Let Earth Will Pass, which he arranged with salsa.

Yopie often appears at various events. Meanwhile, her albums have been widely distributed in eastern Indonesia.

“There is a market there,” Yopie said.

He admitted that he did not smoke or drink liquor, so his body remained healthy.

“I also like to eat fish. Common, the Ambonese are like that, right?” Said the singer of the song “Return My Ball”.

Lagu Little-little

The song Poco-poco, created by Arie Sapulette, cannot be separated from the lively dance with dynamic rhythms. Here’s a part of the lyrics,

“… Balenggang leg-leg, like pe rocking pica-pica, like pe bodi … little-little, how we love, how we love, how to make you dizzy …”

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Quoted Kompas Daily, On Thursday (9/8/2018), the song Poco-poco was created by Arie in accordance with the development of young people’s lifestyles in the 1990s.

The song talks about a cute little baby. Arie developed the term little-little to become a beautiful girl.

Poco-poco is taken from the Manado language. The Manado language is also spoken in Ternate, so it is assumed that the song Poco-poco originated in Manado.

Due to its popularity, it has also been claimed that the song Poco-poco originated in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, the little-little movement was inspired by the movement of soldiers doing morning exercise. At the time, Arie lived in the Indonesian army dormitory in Ternate because her father served there.

Even so, the song Poco-Poco became popular only after it was sung by Yopie Latul, a singer of traditional songs.