Kroncong - Early Indonesian Pop Music [Far Side Music, 2006]

Waldjinah is one the most famous and beloved Javanese traditional singers, especially for her song "Walang Kekek" which made her very popular among the javanese. She also has made some collaborations with top Indonesian artists such as Didi Kempot, Gesang, Titik Puspa and so on. Her voice is heard on the radio daily and she makes numerous television appearances. She has recorded over 1500 different songs, with a repertoire ranging from traditional singing with gamelan, popular songs, kroncong and various other styles. hear more from Waldjinah at the fantastically eye popping Madrotter

Gesang Martohartono (born 1 October 1917) is a renowned Indonesian singer-songwriter from central Java, and composer of the song Bengawan Solo, a tune which has become famous throughout Indonesia, Japan and much of Asia, and which is almost synonymous with the kroncong style of Javanese music. He is most commonly known simply as Gesang.

Keroncong - Early Indonesian Pop Music Vol. 1
FSD3236, Far Side Music Ltd., 2006

01. Netty - Kr. Moritsku
02. Krontjong Orchest Eurasia - Krontjong Belawi
03. Krontjong Orchest Eurasia - Stamboul II
04. Krontjong Orchest Eurasia - Terang Boelan
05. Miss Riboot - Krontjong Dardanella
06. Miss Lee - Krontjong Miss Lee
07. R. Koesbini - Kekasihkoe
08. Abdullah - Bintang Soerabaja
09. Soemarni - Boenga Anggrek
10. Suhada - Kr. Meratap Hati
11. Sanusi - Djali-Djali
12. Suhada dan Sanusi - Surilang
13. Kartini - Gado Gado Djakarta
14. Abdulgani - Bandar Djakarta
15. Ratna - Rajuan Bulan
16. Irama Trio - Bengawan Solo
17. Netty dan Achmad Zaelani - Kisah Tjinta
18. Achmad Zaelani - Stambul Djampang
19. Netty dan Achmad Zaelani - Kr. Kemajoran
20. Dharmanto - Kr. Kenangan Kasih
21. Ismanto - Kr. Sedjak Kita Berpisah
22. Amiek Dasuki - Loro Bronto
23. Waldjinah - Walang Kekek
24. Gesang dan Waldjinah - Bengawan Solo

'Brilliant 24 track compilation that traces the history of Indonesian kroncong music. Kroncong is a mixture of European, Asian and possibly Arabic and African music. It is believed to originate in the communities of freed Portuguese slaves in the 16th century although the modern, classical style dates back to the 1920s or 30s. Vocals are the most important element accompanied by small guitars, a standard guitar, cello, contrabass, flute and violin. This 24 track CD compiles many rare, early recordings from Netty, Krontjong Orchest Eurasia, Miss Riboot, Miss Lee, Kartini, Ratna, and later recordings by Waldjinah and Gesang.

The small kroncong guitar, also the name of a music, is derived from the Portuguese braguinha, sharing its root with the Hawaiian ukulele. Kroncong music is believed to have originated in the communities of freed Portuguese slaves in the 16th century. European influence from this time can also be heard in the music of the Batak people of North Sumatra, and from the end of the 19th century, the beginnings of guitar accompaniment incorporated within a distinctly Indonesian idiom in music from Sumatra, South Sulawesi and elsewhere.

Kroncong [currently spelled Keroncong in Indonesian] is now considered old-fashioned folk music by most Indonesian youth, although efforts have been made since the 1960s to modernise the genre by adding electric guitars, keyboards and drums, notably in so-called Pop Keroncong sung by Hetty Koes Endang. tanx & praise to to arvind ji & cletus ji for this impossibly rare musique. a sublime & jubilantly melancholique collection