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63-510: Most sources say a fishing village was founded on the site by the 12th century and before the modern name of Candi Dasa was adopted it was known as both Teluk Kehen ("Bay of Fire") and Cilidasa. It is thought that the temple near the lagoon, with a statue of the fertility goddess Hariti surrounded by a group of children is the origin of the name cilidasa which translates from Balinese as "ten children". Many Balinese who want to have children go on pilgrimage to this temple to pray The modern name

126-463: A few days of their installation and were repeatedly smashed against the rocks on the shore. The concrete broke up and loosened the polystyrene foam used to float the structures, resulting in the polystyrene invading the coast as far as Padang Bai . More efficiently, coral restoration is taking place since 2016 in the wake of similar work started in 1992 in Pemuteran bay by the "Reef Gardeners" of

189-463: A geringsing and a keris or dagger. For the tooth filing ceremony, an essential rite of passage for all Balinese Hindus, the participants' pillow is covered by geringsing . After death the genitals of the deceased in Tenganan are covered by a geringsing hip sash. These cloths may not be used again and so usually are sold. For muhun soul purification rites, an effigy of the dead is carried in

252-483: A group of dancers around Willis to perform in clubs and videos. Morali met the first recruit, Felipe Rose (who claims American Indian descent and dressed in costume as "an Indian" ) in a New York gay bar called The Anvil . Willis hand-picked Alex Briley (who initially appeared in nondescript costumes before switching to G.I. uniforms). The others were Mark Mussler (construction worker), Dave Forrest (cowboy), Lee Mouton (leatherman/biker), and Peter Whitehead (one of

315-534: A large swath of the coast around Candidasa has become a Marine Protected Area , as part of the "Karangasem Bali Marine Conservation" area. This covers about 8 km of coastline on each side of Candidasa, from the north end of Virgin Beach to the east up to near the Crystal Beach Bali hotel to the west. The protected area extends at sea to include the little islets of Gili Tepekong and Gili Mimpang. Candidasa

378-478: A term whose backlash resurgence is no laughing matter, and the gay stereotyping —right down to 'The Women,' every one a camp heroine of screen or disc —is so cartoonish that I can't imagine anyone taking it seriously. As for all the straights who think 'Y.M.C.A.' is about playing basketball, well, that's pretty funny too." The importance of Village People to the history of disco music is explored in Episode 3 of

441-658: A three-month North American tour, several appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and American Bandstand , and performing with Bob Hope to entertain US troops. They were also featured on the cover of Rolling Stone , Vol. 289, April 19, 1979. Willis left the group in August 1979, during production of the upcoming musical movie tentatively titled Discoland: Where the Music Never Ends (retitled Can't Stop The Music ). He

504-481: Is 4 km north. Amlapura is 14 km north-east, with the nearby Ujung Water Palace 12 km away. Semarapura and its Klungkung Palace are 25 km west. [REDACTED] Candidasa travel guide from Wikivoyage 8°30′0″S 115°34′0″E  /  8.50000°S 115.56667°E  / -8.50000; 115.56667 Village People Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group

567-502: Is a good spot for snorkeling and diving, notably around the three islands just of the coast: Gili Tepekong, Gili Mimpang and - a bit further south-east, Gili Biaha. Gili Mimpang includes three large rock formations and six smaller ones and is also known as Batu Tiga ("Three Rocks"). All three offer excellent diving, especially for more experienced divers. Currents can be quite strong and surprising, but most dive centres in and around Candidasa have experienced dive instructors and guides to lead

630-460: Is a village in the regency of Karangasem in East Bali , Indonesia . It is known for the gringsing or geringsing , double ikat textiles woven in only 3 places in the world; and for its gamelan selunding or Gambelan selonding music played on iron metallophones . Before the 1970s it was known by anthropologists as a secluded society in the archipelago. Rapid changes have occurred in

693-657: Is allowed to live in the village. Only those born in the village can stay in the village and become full members of the community. There are rules regarding marriage and anyone who marries outside of the village has to leave. A strict protocol regarding marriages among the kin groups have steered the Tengananese through the genetic perils of intermarriage although with increasing contact with the outside world these rules have relaxed somewhat. Houses in Tenganan Pegringsingan village are built on either side of

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756-508: Is especially pretty at sunset. Candidasa is a good base for explorations in East Bali. The Virgin Beach, also called Pantai Perasi (Perasi being the nearest village) or Pantai Pasir Putih (meaning white sand beach), a well known white sand beach in Bali, is 20 minutes east of town. The village of Tenganan Pegringsingan, inhabited by Bali Aga people and one of the oldest villages in Bali,

819-548: Is of the magical horse Uccaisrawa, of King Udayana, ruler of the 11th century kingdom of Bedahulu. The horse was to be sacrificed but escaped. The king was distraught and sent search parties out to find him. A group of trusted servants, men from the Peneges family were assigned to search the eastern area of the island in the area of Karangasem. The king had promised a huge reward to whoever found Uccaisrawa, however, when they did find him, he had died of exhaustion. The king rewarded

882-401: Is placed in a basket which is placed on a folded geringsing on the balé tengah , on which the Tengananese both enters and leaves the world. In the ceremony that admits a boy or girl to the youth association of the village, they are carried dressed in geringsing cloth on their father's right shoulder. In the concluding ceremony of teruna nyoman which is the initiation, the candidates wear

945-524: Is the drum tower, kul-kul . The kul-kul is beaten 21 times each morning to start the day. Up the center are a series of communal pavilions ( balé patemon ) for formal and informal meetings, and ceremonial gatherings. At the northern end is the village temple Pura Puseh , the temple of origin. Many of the life-cycle rituals of the Tengananese are similar to those of the Balinese in general, but have subtle differences. Some ceremonies are unique. One of

1008-507: Is the only original member still remaining with the group. The group quickly became popular and moved into the mainstream, scoring several disco and dance hits internationally, including the hit singles " Macho Man ," " In the Navy ," " Go West ," and " Y.M.C.A. ," which was their biggest hit. In March 2020, the Library of Congress described "Y.M.C.A." as "an American phenomenon," and added

1071-450: Is thought to be a corruption of this older name. The town began to catch on as a tourist destination in the 1970s. The diving and snorkeling in the area brought many tourists and the village began to grow; hotels, villas and restaurants popped up along the main strip. A period of stagnation followed, due to the loss of touristic assets from unsustainable practices (see "Beach erosion below"). Tourism picked up again in more recent years as per

1134-477: The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards , the movie won two Razzies for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay ; it was also nominated in almost all the other categories. Although the title song became a club play chart success and moderate radio hit, it was nominated for the Razzie for Worst Original Song and did not live up to sales expectations, never obtaining gold status as a single or album. The soundtrack also featured

1197-764: The Hollywood Walk of Fame . Willis was not in attendance at the ceremony. Willis gave his first live concert in 28 years in Las Vegas on August 3, 2007, and married Karen, a lawyer and executive, later that year. In May 2012, Willis won a landmark ruling in the first case heard regarding the Copyright Act of 1976 , which allows recording artists and writers to reclaim their master recordings and publishing rights initially granted to record companies and publishers after 35 years. He recaptured copyrights including "Y.M.C.A.", "Go West", "Magic Night", "Milkshake", and "In

1260-477: The LGBTQ community. According to Jack Fritscher , Jacques Morali drew his inspiration for the character from the dress code of the gay BDSM leather bar and sex club The Mineshaft . Leather man Hughes frequented the club. In AllMusic 's entry on the group, Ron Wynn summarized them as "part clever concept, part exaggerated camp act" who were "worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like

1323-512: The phoenix ." Village Voice critic Robert Christgau originally found the group to be a humorous annoyance, but warmed to their music after listening to the 1978 album Cruisin' ; he wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981): "I give up—I've never been capable of resisting music this silly. At least this time they're not singing the praises of ' macho ,'

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1386-502: The 1993 film Wayne's World 2 , a mention in the 1991 comedy City Slickers , a 1993 episode of Married... with Children , the 1997 video for U2 's single " Discothèque ", a 2000 episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun , and the 2013 animated film Despicable Me 2 . The leather-clad biker character with a horseshoe mustache has also become a widespread pop culture icon associated with gay culture , and "Y.M.C.A." has become an anthem of

1449-630: The 1999 remaster of In the Street . In 1984, the group sang background vocals on a disco version of " Where The Boys Are " by Lorna Luft . Their next album, the 1985 dance/ Hi-NRG release Sex Over the Phone , was not a huge commercial success, but it fared better in sales and club play than Renaissance . The title track, when released as a single, was banned by the BBC because of its subject matter: credit-card phone sex . Despite this, it did peak at 59 on

1512-549: The 2024 PBS series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution . The songs that were performed by the group were not heard in the Soviet Union, due to it being ideologically harmful. This list categorized the Village People's music as "violent," which most likely refers to a misinterpretation of their costumed performances rather than the lyrical content. Tenganan Tenganan Pegringsingan or Pageringsingan

1575-469: The American market. Morali had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. After hiring Willis to sing background vocals on the four tracks, Morali approached him and said, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed to sing on the debut album Village People . Songwriters Phil Hurtt and Peter Whitehead wrote

1638-456: The Billboard a/c chart at #23, the highest chart entry for any Village People single. Due to their easily recognizable characters, the group have frequently been imitated or parodied in movies, television series, video games and music. Numerous covers and homages of their songs have been recorded. Examples of homages and parody include an episode of the 1990s CGI show ReBoot , a scene in

1701-580: The Chicago Bulls game as part of '70s Night. They also appeared in several commercials, including a LetGo commercial that aired during the 2016 Summer Olympics , and a series of commercials for YOPA online estate agents in the UK. In 2017, after years of legal battles over royalties and songwriting credits, Victor Willis and Can't Stop Productions settled their differences. This resulted in Willis obtaining

1764-674: The Morning". Willis rejoined the group briefly in late 1981 for the writing and recording of the album Fox on the Box , released in Europe and Japan in 1982 and in the United States in 1983 under the title In the Street . David Hodo and Ray Simpson both left the group in 1982 with Mark Lee and Miles Jaye replacing them respectively. Jaye contributed lead vocals to a single in 1983 called "America", which would be added as an extra track to

1827-634: The Navy" in a television and radio recruiting campaign. Belolo offered them permission if the Navy would help film a music video for it. The Navy provided access to the San Diego Navy base, where the USS ; Reasoner , several aircraft, and the crew of the ship would be used. This song was also performed on the TV series The Love Boat and Married... with Children , and in the 1996 comedy film Down Periscope . The group's fame peaked in 1979 with

1890-853: The Navy". Willis also began to recapture his 33% share of songs he co-wrote. In August 2013, Village People released a new song, "Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor", written by Harry W. Casey of K.C. and the Sunshine Band . Jim Newman joined the group as the Cowboy, and in October 2013, Bill Whitefield joined as the Construction Worker, a role he had filled in for the group over the years (for David Hodo, who had retired). Continuing his legal quest, Willis reclaimed ownership of "Y.M.C.A." and other songs written with Jacques Morali with

1953-543: The Reef Seen Divers' Resort. Vincent Chalias started the first industrial coral farming in 2000. In 2016, with partner Manumudhita he founded the NGO "Ocean Gardener" which provides courses on coral reef restoration, and works on several sites in Bali and Nusa Penida - establishing coral nurseries, planting corals and installing "spiders". In Candidasa they have set up a hard coral nursery and installed spiders. In 2017

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2016-436: The UK singles chart. The album featured yet another new lead singer, Ray Stephens (of The Great Space Coaster fame). It was the group's last album of new material until A Village People Christmas in 2018. Py Douglas came in to sub for Stephens for some of the group's live appearances in 1985 and can be seen in both promotional videos made for the group. Afterwards, the group took a hiatus. The band returned in 1987 with

2079-588: The Village People recorded with the Germany national football team on its official World Cup '94 song Far Away in America . In 1995, Eric Anzalone replaced Glenn Hughes as the Leatherman/Biker, and made his music video debut with Kelsey Grammer , Rob Schneider and other cast members during the end-credits of the film Down Periscope , performing "In The Navy" with Ray Simpson on lead vocals. At

2142-542: The beginning of the 21st century, Village People released two singles, "Gunbalanya" (2000) and "Loveship 2001" (2001), under the name "Amazing Veepers". It was reported in 2001 that 'Gunbalanya', which was recorded with indigenous Australian people, took its title from a word meaning "in the tribe," even though it is in fact the name of an Aboriginal settlement. Leatherman/Biker Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer in New York City on March 4, 2001. Village People performed as

2205-431: The distinguishing features is the use of geringsing or double ikat cloth. By virtue of their magical qualities geringsing are not only capable of keeping impurities and danger out of the village, but also shield and protect humans from harmful influences during rites of passage as they transition from one phase of life to the next. The Tengananese receive their first geringsing at the hair cutting ritual. The cut hair

2268-544: The end of 1980, Jeff Olson joined the group as the cowboy. In 1981, with new wave music becoming more popular than disco, Morali and Belolo ditched the familiar characters and re-branded Village People with a new look, inspired by the New Romantic movement, and released the album Renaissance . It only attracted minor, mostly negative attention, but it did produce the group's first hit single in Italy with "5 O'clock in

2331-459: The finders with the land for as far as the smell of the dead horse could be detected. The men of Peneges dismembered the horse and carried the parts to various places around the place where the horse had died. Unknown to the king's men, the Peneges men had hidden portions of the dead horse into their clothes, so the rotten smell followed them everywhere until the king's men decided it was enough land and left. The Peneges men brought their families to

2394-416: The general trend on the island, bringing atms , health clinics and mini marts. On top of good diving and snorkeling, the town provides easy access to other destinations in eastern Bali . As tourism boomed in the 1970s and 1980s, Candidasa received a large amount of investment in tourism and a construction boom occurred. To fuel the construction of beach bungalows, new homes and restaurants, the offshore reef

2457-512: The group's Christmas album was re-released as Magical Christmas and included two additional tracks. On December 21, 2019, the group released its first Christmas single, "Happiest Time of the Year". On December 31, Village People performed live in Times Square on Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey and broke a world record for attendees doing the Y.M.C.A. dance (a record formerly held by

2520-446: The group's early songwriters), who appeared on American Bandstand and in the video for the group's first hit, "San Francisco (You Got Me)". When record sales soared, Morali and Willis saw the need for a permanent group. They took out an ad in a theatre trade paper which read: " Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache. " Glenn Hughes (leatherman), Randy Jones (cowboy) and David Hodo (construction worker) were among

2583-432: The group's position against Trump's use of his music at his rallies. On November 7, supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrated his victory by dancing in the streets and singing "Y.M.C.A." across the United States. Mark Lee , former "construction worker" between 1982 and 1985, died in 2021. In November 2022, a third single, "Magic Christmas," was released from the group's Magical Christmas album and entered

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2646-493: The hundreds who answered the ad. With the "official" lineup in place, the group did a hasty photo shoot for the cover of the already recorded Macho Man album. The album's title track catapulted the group into the mainstream, and their single " Y.M.C.A. " from the group's third album Cruisin' became one of the most popular hits of the '70s. In 1979, the United States Navy considered using their single "In

2709-512: The importance of the reefs. In 2015-2016, a study suggested that the existing seawalls, groins and revetments be removed because of their deterioration, their material to be reused for new structures where possible. Early 2017 four large floating platforms from concrete were placed in Candidasa's bay, possibly as an ill-advised attempt at reducing the pounding of the waves on the shore. Being badly anchored, these structures freed themselves within

2772-541: The license to use the name and characters of Village People and returning as lead singer with a new group of background singers, while Sixuvus Ltd, which had been performing as Village People since 1987 and included original members Felipe Rose and Alex Briley, had its licence terminated. The trademark "Village People" then became the subject of litigation, but in 2018, the US District Court denied Sixuvus' preliminary injunction and ruled that only Willis's group

2835-459: The line-up of Randy Jones, David Hodo, Felipe Rose, Glenn Hughes, Alex Briley, and Ray Simpson, and formed Sixuvus Ltd , a group that managed the affairs of the group and had the license to use the name Village People and its characters in use until 2017. The 1990s brought a resurgence for the Village People. On September 22, 1991, they performed in front of 41,815 in Sydney , Australia, as part of

2898-420: The lyrics for the first album (Willis would subsequently take over writing duties in 1978 for the group's biggest hits). The Village People studio band was called Gypsy Lane and was conducted by Horace Ott . Ott also provided many of the musical arrangements for Morali, who did not play any instruments. The album became an international hit, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali hastily built

2961-453: The opening act for Cher on her Farewell Tour until it ended in April 2005. Former cowboy Randy Jones would later marry Will Grega, his boyfriend of 20 years. Later in the 2000s, Village People continued to make appearances worldwide. The original lead singer and "cop", Victor Willis, was arrested over drug and weapon related charges. On September 12, 2008, Village People received a star on

3024-468: The people of Tenganan Pegringsingan were selected by the Hindu god of storms and warfare Indra to administer a territory that was conceived following his divine plan to be a microcosm of the world. They were instructed to use every means to keep it pure and clean. The concept of territorial, bodily and spiritual purity and integrity is of paramount importance in the village. Another variation of this legend

3087-446: The place called ngetengahang which means "to move to the middle", a valley now known as Tenganan Pegringsingan. It also is named after the double ikat geringsing cloth that Indra taught the women to weave. It sparkled with star motifs that emulated his divine realm. The people of Tenganan Pegringsingan are called Bali Aga —the original Balinese. They descend from the pre-Majapahit kingdom of Bedahulu. There are strict rules as to who

3150-869: The pre-game entertainment for the New South Wales Rugby League Grand Final held at the Sydney Football Stadium . They also performed a medley of self-parody songs at the MTV Movie Awards – "In the Movies" ("In the Navy"), "Psycho Bitch" ("Macho Man"), and "My MTV" ("Y.M.C.A."). The group also made a guest appearance on the hit show Married... with Children in the episode " Take My Wife, Please ". Founder Jacques Morali died of complications related to AIDS in Paris on November 15, 1991. Three years later,

3213-406: The previous touring group). On April 21, 2020, the group released a new single, "If You Believe", which hit #25 on Billboard ' s Adult Contemporary chart. This was the first Top 25 hit for the group in 40 years. On June 9, Victor Willis demanded that President Donald Trump not use Village People music at his rallies, in particular "Macho Man" and "Y.M.C.A." On September 11 that same year, it

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3276-454: The removal of Henri Belolo, previously credited as a third writer. In 2015, Victor Willis would release Solo Man , an album he recorded in 1979 featuring the Village People band. Willis appeared as himself on the game show To Tell the Truth and performed "Y.M.C.A." the following year. Village People continued to make television appearances, such as performing "Y.M.C.A." during halftime of

3339-557: The song to the National Recording Registry , which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." French musical composer and producer Jacques Morali and his business partner Henri Belolo , known collectively as Can't Stop Productions, were enjoying a successful string of hits in France and Europe. In 1977, they moved to New York City to attempt to break into

3402-583: The talents of David London, who (under his real name Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen ) became the future lead singer of Toto and one of the main contributors to Village People's next album. The group embarked on a tour in promotion of the film in Australia and Japan. The Japanese show was filmed at Budokan and released on DVD as Village People Live In Japan. The group appeared in the November 22, 1980 episode of The Love Boat (season four, episode seven). At

3465-420: The uphill to downhill concourse with their doors opening onto it. The entrances of the houses are narrow, only allowing one person to enter or leave at any one time. Entrance to and exit from the village is through the gate at the downhill end. On either side of the entrance are two small temples. Across from these is the long balé agung , where the administrative decisions for the village are made. Next to that

3528-405: The village since the 1970s, such as the development of local communications by the central government, the opening up to tourism, and the breaking of the endogamic rules. Tourists are attracted to Tenganan by its unique Bali Aga culture that still holds to the original traditions, ceremonies, and rules of ancient Balinese, and its unique village layout and architecture . According to legend,

3591-469: The way. A few dive sites are accessible from Candidasa by small traditional jukung boats. But there is no pier or other mooring for dive speedboats in Candidasa; diving operators moor their boats in Padangbai (11 km west) and take their clients there by private bus. Padangbai holds several excellent diving sites. The large Lotus Lagoon on the main road in Candidasa is a favorite stop for photographs; it

3654-699: Was entitled to use the Village People trademark. Original member Rose launched his solo career and released the single " Going Back to My Roots " (a cover of the 1977 Odyssey dance hit), which won an award for Best Dance Record at the 2018 Native American Music Awards. The rebranded group's first appearance was at the third annual Streamy Awards . Shortly after, G.I./Sailor Sonny Earl was replaced by Atlanta native James Lee, who filled in for Earl on more shows than he performed. In November 2018. Village People release their first studio album in 33 years, A Village People Christmas . On August 3, 2019, Village People co-creator Henri Belolo died aged 82. On November 4, 2019,

3717-430: Was mined for lime to make cement and other construction materials. This removed the coastal barrier that had protected the beach which was undermined and washed away. During the 90's local hotel owners constructed a series of t-shaped groins jutting out into the water in an attempt to preserve the beach, with mixed results. Several government programs aim at stopping erosion, restoring the beaches and raising awareness of

3780-427: Was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali , Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the release of the debut album Village People , which targeted disco's large gay audience. The group's name refers to Manhattan 's Greenwich Village , with its reputation as a gay village . The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity and macho gay-fantasy personas. To date, Willis

3843-424: Was released. The film was directed by Nancy Walker , written by Allan Carr and Bronte Woodard , had music and lyrics by Jacques Morali (except Willis, who penned the lyrics to "Milkshake" and "Magic Night") and starred Steve Guttenberg , Valerie Perrine , Jean-Claude Billmaer, and Bruce Jenner . The film was a box office failure , except in Australia. By the time it was released, disco's popularity had waned. At

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3906-459: Was replaced by Ray Simpson , brother of Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson ), who had previously sung background vocals with the group on their 1979 tour. The end of 1979 saw the release of Live and Sleazy , a double album featuring Victor Willis on lead vocals on the "Live" disc and Simpson's debut with the group on the "Sleazy" disc. In June 1980, the feature film Can't Stop the Music

3969-466: Was reported that Willis said he was okay with him using "Y.M.C.A" at his campaign rallies. On September 22, the group was confirmed to be featured in the song "My Agenda" from the Dorian Electra album My Agenda (2020). On October 24, Saturday Night Live performed a parody of the group's reaction to Donald Trump's use of their music at his rallies. On October 30, Willis clarified his and

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