artist : VA
title : Music of Indonesia Vol 2: Indonesian Popular Music
label : Smithsonian Folkways
cat# :
genre : Ethnic
street date : 1991-00-00
tracks : 15
bitrate : 189 kbps avg. 44.1/Joint Stereo
size : 94.14 mb
source : CD
type : Retail
url : http://www.folkways.si.edu
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Kroncong and dangdut are two quite different Indonesian popular music
genres that emerged in the capital city, Jakarta. Both styles of music are
now "national" musics, sung in the lingua franca, Indonesian, and aimed at
all Indonesians regardless of ethnic or regional affiliations. Both rely
on Western and other foreign instruments including the violin, cello,
flute, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar, and their musical idioms are
basically foreign. Ethnomusicologist Philip Yampolsky's compilation of
live and studio recordings of some of the stars of each tradition is an
excellent introduction to these popular music styles. Kroncong has its
roots in Portuguese songs and instruments. It developed among the poor
Eurasians of the late ninetheenth- and early twentieth-century Dutch
colonial era in what was then Batavia. The basic accompanying instrument
is the kroncong, similar to the ukulele. The emphasis was originally less
on the music than the improvised verse form, pantun, which spawned
competitions. When kroncong was later taken up by the popular theater and
the recording industry, the improvised pantun gave way to fixed lyrics,
and the element of competition dropped away. The modern idiom and
instrumentation of kroncong were fixed by the late 1930s, and by 1940s and
1950sùa time of war and revolutionùthe themes of love gave way to
patriotism and revolution. Today kroncong is popular mostly amongst the
generation now in their 50s and 60s that experienced the fight for
Indonesian independence.
Dangdut developed among the lower class Javanese pribumi, "natives,"
during the 1960s. It mixes Indian film music, American and British rock,
and touches of Middle-Eastern pop. Dangdut has become a dance music,
reaching across class to the male youth audience.
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01 Soneta Group and Rhoma Irama - Qur'an Dan Koran 4:18
02 Soneta Group and Rhoma Irama - Begadang II 3:39
03 Soneta Group and Elvy Sukaesih - Sengaja 3:03
04 Soneta Group and Rhoma Irama - Sahabat 3:44
05 Orkes Melayu Radesa and Mansyur S - Terbelah Dua 5:58
06 Gambang Kromong Slendang Betawi and Kwi Ap - Hidup Di Bui 5:33
07 Grup Tanjidor Kembang Ros and Sophia Welly - Curahan Hati 3:52
08 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara and Lin Sandy - Kroncong Segenggam Harapan 5:44
09 Orkes Kroncong Bintang Nusantara and Tuty H.P - Putri Gunung 5:35
10 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara and Lin Sandy - Kroncong Sapu Lidi 3:12
11 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara - Langgam Suling Bambu 5:25
12 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara and Suhaery Mufti - Kroncong Morisko 5:24
13 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara, Lin Sandy and Emi Mandey - Kroncong 2:34
Kemayoran
14 Orkes Kroncong Mutiara and Emi Mandey - Langgam Schoon Ver Van Jou 5:38
15 Orkes Kroncong Bintang Nusantara and Tuty H.P - Wuyung 5:23
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