Mbah Surip On Twitter

Singer Urip Ariyanto died of what is suspected to have been a heart attack on Tuesday, only a few months after his phenomenal rise to stardom.

An assistant to Urip, who was more commonly known as Mbah (Grandpa) Surip, that the 52-year-old reggae singer fainted on Sunday evening after arriving from Yogyakarta for a concert.

"Mbah Surip died after drinking iced water. It seems that the iced drink triggered his illness, causing him to suffer a stomachache and a fever," Farid explained.

Previously a street singer, Urip ammassed a total of Rp. 4.5 billion in royalties from cellular phone providers, which have been selling his hit single Tak Gendong (I carry you on my back) as a ringtone. He had traveled across the country for concerts.

He passed away before getting medical treatment at a police hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta. His body was lied at the residence of Mamiek Prakoso, a popular artist, in Kampung Makasar, Jakarta.

He had then been laid at the residence of another popular artist, WS Rendra, in Cipayung, Depok, since 02.30 p.m. At his will, he was buried at the cemetery complex around the theater on the brink of midnight after his daughter's wedding was held right in front of his body. While his family previously wanted him to be buried at the public cemetery Losari, Mojokerto regency, East Java.
Only in a matter of hours, news about Mbah Surip directly into most popular topic in Twitter. Microblogging network sites is putting the keyword "Mbah Surip" in the first rank, the other topics, such as Michael Jackson and even the election in Iran.

"... Hahahahahha 'WHO IS MBAH SURIP' hahahha ...," write Twitter user with the initials JaneAdelaide. Can be, as it is a reaction to the U.S., Japan, UK, Brazil, and South Africa while monitoring Twitter and found this post about Mbah Surip.

Since news passed away Mbah Surip, the famous Singer with the song "Tak Gendong" that, on Tuesday (4 / 8), that information is directly in the virtual world. Twitter one of the places on the news is surprising.