Draft:Tabola Bale

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Tabola Bale is an Indonesian song, one of the most successful in the history of Indonesian music, by the Indonesian singer Siprianus Bhuka, known professionally as Silet Open Up, featuring Jacson Seran (sometimes called Jacson Zeran), Juan Reza & Diva Aurel. The song is primarily from the modern Eastern Indonesian music scene, combining the hip hop and dance genres. Silet is from Ngada in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Juan is from Ende, Flores, Jacson was born in Tual, Maluku but grew up in Fakfak in Papua, [1]. Diva Aurel is from Padang, and the song features lyrics mostly sung in Eastern Indonesian dialect (Eastern Indonesian Malay), but also features Minang lyrics as well as the Ende language. It was released on 3 April 2025.

The song spent 15 weeks at number 1 on the Indonesian chart in 2025, and was also number 1 in Malaysia. Eastern Indonesian music is popular in Malaysia, and Malaysia's strong Minang heritage also enhances the song's appeal. It is currently in the top five most viewed Indonesian songs of all time on Youtube with 425 million views as of 19th January 2026.

The song was performed at the 2025 Indonesian Independence day celebrations at the Presidential palace,[2] the 2025 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix.[3]

The song's title "tabola bale" is the equivalent to Indonesian phrase "terbalik balik", meaning "spinning around", referring to the male singer's head-spinning feelings towards his Minang love interest, who has just returned from Java and is more beautiful than ever.[4]

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