Elly Kasim - Mesra MP23

ELLY KASIM
"Ku Djumpa Seorang"
Bands: Side 1: "Melodi Ria" Conductor: Rachman A.
Side 2: "Quarta Nada" Conductor: Jamang
Year approx. 1965
The singer Elly Kasim is from the Minangkabau region in West Sumatra.
Two songs are in the Minang language and musical style:
"Bugi Lamo" and "La Dek Ato" .
On later recordings original Minang musical instruments also are present.
This record from approx. 1965 has a mixed content. Only 2 songs are Minangkabau , later on she made recordings exclusively Minang-styled.
Those early modern-recordings reflected the taste of the middle class public in the cities, being the first group who could afford being records.
They liked also South American Music, singers like Perry Como, Bing Crosby etc,
A few years later people in the kampongs and up country also were able buying records and the music absorbed more local influences and also the Melayu style etc.

Pesta Tahun Baru - ( Adi Mashabi )                          
Kisah Bunga Setangkai ( Rachman )                          
Bugi Lamo - ( Shahriar Jusuf )                          
Ku Jumpa Seorang - ( Shahriar Jusuf )                          
La Dek Ato - ( Samsu Arifin )                          
Senyumlah - ( Muslihat )                          
Bila Purnama - ( Muslihat )                          
Mohon Diri - ( Sobri )                      

Pattie Bersaudara - Mutiara MLL108

MUTIARA MLL 108
PATTIE BERSAUDARA
"Nusa Ina"
Band: Empat Nada
Conductors Jadin / A. Riyanto
Year of release: 1972
Genre Various + Maluku
"Jangan Tinggi Hati" - Don't be arrogant. - It has an energetic sound like many other songs from the Muluccas. It is not originating from that region, but created in this style, so to say it was tailor made for this duo.
"Bila Wanita Berkata" - When a woman speaks -. ( Just listen! and nod your head understandingly ).
"Jujaro dan Mangare" - Boys and Girls -. Nice in the both elegant and powerful style of Muluccan songs.
"Dua Bersaudara" - Two sisters -. They sing about themselves, we are two singing sisters.
"Dari Jauh Melihat Tanjung" - Seeing the land ( a cape in this case ) from a distance.
Many songs from the Mollucas are about far Islands near the horizon, seen from a boat."I think of you" they sing.
"Mama Tinggal Beta" - Mother left me -.
"Pesta Meriah" - Wild party - It is an imported song originally "The hippy shake"
"Nusa Ina" Fully: Nusa Ina, Ambon, Lease. Nusa Ina means "Mother Island" the poetical name for the Island of Ceram where as believed, the south Muloccans originated from.
"Lease" are the Lease Islands, Haruku Saparua and Nusa Laut the smallest of the archipalago.
Ambon is bigger. The biggest Island is Ceram, also the most rugged.
"Aku Berpikir Dulu" I think ( consider ) first. In this case when receiving a letter from a male friend not quite sure about his intentions and character.
"Aku Muak Padamu" - I am disgusted with you - "Muak" originates from a vomiting sound ? just a theory. The melody of the song is from .......( I know the song but can't remember the title, was it from the Stones or The Beatles, must be from approx 1969 )
"Hela Rotane" Those old folksongs have no direct meaning, just a matter of feeling and atmosphere.
The last song "Surat Kekasih" - A letter from the loved one - is not on this playlist because it is on the and of the cassette reel and cut of too short by the factory.The cassette is copied from the original record, by Remaco factories. I made a photo from the record cover at Jalan Surabaya - Jakarta. Alas the record inside was another one, so I revoked from buying it.
But with the sound from the cassette and the photo of the cover I could re-create the original record.

Jangan Tinggi Hati - ( Harry Santosa )                          
Bila Wanita Berkata - ( Is Haryanto )                          
Jujaro Dan Mangare                          
Dua Bersaudara - ( Is Haryanto )                          
Dari Jauh Melihat Tanjung                          
Mama Tinggal Beta - ( A. Riyanto )                          
Pesta Meriah - ( Lyrics - Santy H. )                          
Nusa Ina                          
Aku Berpikir Dulu - ( Nus S. )                          
Aku Muak Padamu                          

MY SEARCHING - A SHORT HISTORY

From 1968 on, when I started collecting Indonesian vinyl records and music cassettes, I was searching for info about it
I few copies of text from libraries and Indonesian magazines now already on this blog. That was all.
All changed with the rise internet. Google did not exist yet.
One day I searched on Altavista ( 1 )  for the singer Titiek Sandhora. I got one hit: A travel blog from a person who heard the voice of Titiek Sandhora.
http://indo.com/forum/sgill/1990.html
From 1968 on, when I started collecting Indonesian vinyl records and music cassettes, I was searching for info about it
I few copies of text from libraries and Indonesian magazines now already on this blog. That was all.
All changed with the rise internet. Google did not exist yet.
One day I searched on Altavista ( 1 )  for the singer Titiek Sandhora. I got one hit: A travel blog from a person who heard the voice of Titiek Sandhora.
http://indo.com/forum/sgill/1990.html

That was all. A few years later came Google and all changed.
When it just started the search hits were scarce. I was very content already to download a few MIDI ( 2 ) music files of the singer Tetty Kadi, among it the song " Bunga Mawar " . Youtube did not exist at that time.
You folks still remember " Limewire " ? ( 3 ) I downloaded a few songs by Hetty Koes Endang, not her best work, but o.k. I felt fine already.
An early website about Indonesian records was:
http://www2.u-netsurf.ne.jp/%7Epd53618/indonesia_girl_pops/indonesia_girlpops_60-70s.html
a website from Japan  It was on the web since 2004 or even before. I was happy to find it, and so I found out that a was not the only guy in the world collecting this music.


After 2005 suddenly an enormous amount of songs on Google and  on Youtube its members were uploading music.
I discovered multiply.com. On this blogsite it was just easy to upload or download music, later it was more restricted, but there were workarounds to avoid these obstructions. The owners feared copyright violations.
From 2007 on I uploaded more than 180 playlists and also wrote articles about it,  Multiply was a very fine, unique blogging site, unfortunately the owners terminated it in 2013. I am still moving all my stuff to this blog. Multiply had a unique " feel " it was easier to come in contact with other users and share all interisting info and remarks. Often I used the Indonesian language, which i also master.
On this blog I use the English language, so people all over the world can read my texts.


When Google just existed a Dutch computer magazine was boasting: ilse.nl ( 4 ): is the best search engine. I did I few tests by inserting names of rather obscure persons and Indonesian singers and instantly got a few hits on Google and nothing on Ilse. Sometimes the best option is to try things out by yourself. The same applied for Internet Explorer " the best internet browser " I did a few tests and found out that Firefox was better.

Searching with Google between 2005 and 2010 resulted in few but valuable hits, when searching for Indonesian music and artists.
After 2010 there were many sites in the search results who want you to buy mp3 music files. Nowadays the search results are often referring to Youtube.

If you have questions or remarks you can contact me on : hbapeldam   at yahoo.com
( I have disabled the comments on this blog, because of a few nasty advertisings which had nothing to do with my blog )

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notes:
( 1 ) Altavista : The best search engine before the founding of Google.
( 2 ) MIDI: (/ˈmɪdi/; short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing and recording music.[1] A single MIDI link through a MIDI cable can carry up to sixteen channels of information, each of which can be routed to a separate device or instrument. This could be sixteen different digital instruments, for example. Its small filesize mad it suitable for old computers and slow internet connections.
( 3 ) Limewire: is a discontinued free peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for Windows, OS X, Linux and Solaris.[2] LimeWire used the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol. A freeware version and a purchasable "enhanced" version were available. BitTorrent support is provided by libtorrent.
( 4 ) Ilse.nl. a discontinued Dutch search engine.


That was all. A few years later came Google and all changed.
When it just started the search hits were scarce. I was very content already to download a few MIDI ( 2 ) music files of the singer Tetty Kadi, among it the song " Bunga Mawar " . Youtube did not exist at that time.
You folks still remember " Limewire " ? ( 3 ) I downloaded a few songs by Hetty Koes Endang, not her best work, but o.k. I felt fine already.
An early website about Indonesian records was:
http://www2.u-netsurf.ne.jp/%7Epd53618/indonesia_girl_pops/indonesia_girlpops_60-70s.html
a website from Japan  It was on the web since 2004 or even before. I was happy to find it, and so I found out that a was not the only guy in the world collecting this music.


After 2005 suddenly an enormous amount of songs on Google and  on Youtube its members were uploading music.
I discovered multiply.com. On this blogsite it was just easy to upload or download music, later it was more restricted, but there were workarounds to avoid these obstructions. The owners feared copyright violations.
From 2007 on I uploaded more than 180 playlists and also wrote articles about it,  Multiply was a very fine, unique blogging site, unfortunately the owners terminated it in 2013. I am still moving all my stuff to this blog. Multiply had a unique " feel " it was easier to come in contact with other users and share all interisting info and remarks. Often I used the Indonesian language, which i also master.
On this blog I use the English language, so people all over the world can read my texts.


When Google just existed a Dutch computer magazine was boasting: ilse.nl ( 4 ): is the best search engine. I did I few tests by inserting names of rather obscure persons and Indonesian singers and instantly got a few hits on Google and nothing on Ilse. Sometimes the best option is to try things out by yourself. The same applied for Internet Explorer " the best internet browser " I did a few tests and found out that Firefox was better.

 

If you have questions or remarks you can contact me on : hbapeldam   at yahoo.com
( I have disabled the comments on this blog, because of a few nasty advertisings which had nothing to do with my blog )

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notes:
( 1 ) Altavista : The best search engine before the founding of Google.
( 2 ) MIDI: (/ˈmɪdi/; short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing and recording music.[1] A single MIDI link through a MIDI cable can carry up to sixteen channels of information, each of which can be routed to a separate device or instrument. This could be sixteen different digital instruments, for example. Its small filesize mad it suitable for old computers and slow internet connections.
( 3 ) Limewire: is a discontinued free peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for Windows, OS X, Linux and Solaris.[2] LimeWire used the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol. A freeware version and a purchasable "enhanced" version were available. BitTorrent support is provided by libtorrent.
( 4 ) Ilse.nl. a discontinued Dutch search engine.

Vivi Sumanti - Fontana FGY112400

FONTANA FGY 112400
VIVI SUMANTI
Band: Eka Sapta

"Palang Pintu" - a piece of wood for locking the door - This is the weapon for the lady of the house to hit her husband on the head when he comes home late.( It seems to be a universal problem the wifes get angry when their man comes home in the middle of the night.
All in Jakarta vocabulary clearly to be heard in this song.
The Eka Sapta band goes at full thrust in this song and therefore I like it.
"Tamasya Ke Pulau Khayangan" - A trip to Khayangan island - Original title:  "Wo Cai Ni Cuo Yu"
"Tiada Salahmu" - It is not your fault - Sad song, always the violin takes part when something sad is going on, universal law, so another job for Idris Sardi.
"Hati Sepi" - My silent heart -
"Terbalik" - Some is staring at her smilingly, she's puzzled until she realizes she is wearing her dress the back in the front and the front in the back. ( or is she's wearing it inside out?, its not fully clear to me )
"Salam Mesra Buat Halmaheira" - Sweet love to Halmaheira - A beautiful and relatively unknown island in the Moluccas.
"Kesanmu" - Your impression ( on me )
"Bangunlah Adikku" - Wake up my little sister -
"Hatiku Selalu Pada Mu - My Heart belongs to you - Composed by Idris Sardi, with a lot of violinplay in it, of course.
"Siputih" - The white one - It is about a dog.
"Tidurlah Anakku" - Sleep my child -
"Permintaan Terakhir" - Last request - Sad song her man left her, It ends with "If you come and meet me, see me at the cemetry".
The first 2 song are the nicest in my modest opinion.

Palang Pintu - ( Wedhasmara )                          
Tamasya Ke Pulau Khayangan - ( Vivi S. )                          
Tiada Salahmu - ( Tom R.S. - Tati )                          
Hati Sepi - ( A. Riyanto )                          
Terbalik - ( Mus K. Wirya )                          
Salam Mesra Buat Halmaheira - ( Muchtar Embut )                          
Kesanmu - ( A. Riyanto )                          
Bangunlah Adikku - ( Jasir Sjam )                          
Hatiku S'lalu Pada Mu - ( Idris Sardi )                          
Siputih - ( Vivi S. )                          
Tidurlah Anakku - ( Vivi S. )                          
Permintaan Terachir - ( Henky Firmansyah )                          

Ida Royani - Mutiara ML004

MUTIARA ML 004
IDA ROYANI
Band: Empat Nada
Conductors: Jadin / A. Rijanto.
From approx. 1968
The artist well known for her duets with Benyamin Sueb, also famous as a film actress.
On few recordings she sings solo, mostly the earlier ones. She has a high almost transparent voice.
A few songs to be reviewed here:
"Siapa itu" - Who is that - A voice from somewhere is calling "Ida" someone is playing hide and seek.
"Jangan Bimbang Ragu" - Be not worried and upset - sounds almost similar with "Nobody's child"
"Malam Terakhir" - The last night - Is the title song of this record.
"Jangan Tinggalkan Daku" - Don't leave me - It sonds almost like a "mandarin" song.
"Khayalanku" - My vision - Religious in content. A vision of the end of the world, when all mankind will face their creator.
"O Lord be merciful and show me the holy and eternal way" Interesting musical setting, almost surrealistic.
Befor the spelling change of 1972 she was known is Ida Rojani, The same as A. Rijanto became A. Riyanto etc.
Not all people followed this rule. The trouble was also a change in doing a signature which could bring problems.

Siapa Itu - ( Mus K. Wirja )                          
Sebatang Kara                          
Jangan Bimbang Ragu - ( Jasir Sjam )                          
Bila Kau Mengerti - ( Hamiedan )                          
Malam Terakhir - ( Wisjnu Mouradhi )                          
Jangan Tinggalkan Daku                          
Khayalanku - ( Wedhasmara )                          
Belaian Sayang - ( Harry S - Betty S )                          

Pattie Bersaudara - Remaco RL021

REMACO RL 021
PATTIE BERSAUDARA
Band: Pantja Nada
Conductor: Enteng Tanamal
Year of Issue: approx. 1965

Another LP of the Pattie Sisters Nina and Selvy.
Very mixed in content. Standard Indonesian, Javanese, Moluccan and even Dutch.
The cover is missing, alas. Quality of surface and scratches is alarming.
The first song "Puncak Pas" its about a well known place for weekend trips. A part of the route of the route between Jakarta and Bandung, where the road is at is highest point and its cold there, compared to the heat of the capital. At sundays it seems like all inhabitants of Jakarta come to the same idea, these folks are used to traffic-jams, so they slowly go up, have a meal in a big restaurant on top of Puncak pas, maybe walk around or take photographs, and go home again in downward a traffic jam.
"Ik Vraag Het Aan De Sterren" ( I ask the stars above ) Is orginally from Trea Dobbs ( real name Trea Van Der Schoot ) a Dutch singer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh8zg6fPCQk
The version of Pattie Bersaudare sounds a little mechanical because Dutch is not their everyday language.
Their parents spoke it fluently like many old people in the sixties still could.
"Toma E" is a Moluccan song.
"Siapa Gerangan" ( Who is that ) It is composed by Wedhasmara, he was from Bali, but as you can hear he could create a true Moluccan sound. This composer was very productive in creating fine songs, most between approx 1965 and 1970.
"Hohate" It could be a Muluccan derivation from the Dutch phrase "Hoe gaat het ?" which means "How are you"
"Dondong Opok Salak" a Javanese Traditional song.
The same aplies for: "Pitik Cilik"
"Kau Telah Kembali" ( You are back again ) I dont know the origins of this fine song.

Puncak Pas - ( Jan Maeluhu )                          
Ik Vraag Het Aan De Sterren                          
Toma E                          
Siapa Gerangan ( Wedhasmara )                          
Hohate                          
Dondong Opo Salak                          
Pitik Cilik                          
Kau Telah Kembali                          
                          

Pattie Bersaudara - Bali RBL120

BALI RBL 120
PATTIE BERSAUDARA
"Darmawisata"
Band: Zaenal Combo
Conductor: Zaenal Arifin.

ATTENTION! The song "Kasih" is on a damaged section of the record, bad recording.
One of the first recordings of the singing Pattie Sisters.
They are of Moluccan ancestry, made many songs from this region but many other genres also.
The first song "Darmawisata" cannot translate exactly, quite a highbrow word, it has something to do with a day out in nature.
Indonesians do not like facing their mighty nature alone, they like to bring with them as much people as possible ( Opa dan Oma boleh ikut juga, Grandfather and grandmother may join also) maybe it is the reason those bus-like family cars are so populair.
Other things to bring are:
a "Tikar" a mat everyone can sit on.
a "Termos" , thermosflask to keep tea hot or lemonade cool.
Lots of food for everyone.
Someone with a guitar
Last but not least, everyone bring good humour an laughter, which even cannot spoiled by those sudden tropical rainfal.
But lets concentrate on the music:
"Gelisah Hatiku" . My restless heat. Nice song. Judging by his name the composer Jan Maeluhu is Moluccan.
"Kasih" the melody maybe imported from abroad, I cannot trace the originals. There is a nasty dent or bump on the record, the overall quality of its surface is poor. The cover is missing. Someone cleaning up his house found this record and gave it to me.
"Dusunku" My Hamlet, Small houses amidst nature, very tranquil, maybe with a plot of land to grow something. Many people living a stressful city-life are considering to buy a piece of land far away to raise crops or animals. They have to wait till they are retired.
"Soleram" is a traditional oldie. The words can be easily adapted or altered so there are many versions and variations.
"Aku Pergi" I go. Nice guitarplay.
"U Late" is a populair Moluccan-styled song. Brings in mind white sandy beaches and palm trees. Many songs from this region have 18th century gentleness.
"Rindukanmu" My longing. It is from "My happiness" by Connie Francis.

Darmawisata - ( Zaenal Arifin )                          
Gelisah Hatiku - ( Jan Maeluhu )                          
Kasih - ( Lyrics- Zaenal Arifin )                          
Dusunku - ( Zaenal Arifin )                          
Soleram                          
Aku Pergi - ( Jan Maeluhu )                          
O Ulate                          
Rindukanmu - ( Lyrics- Zaenal Arifin )                 

Lilis Suryani - Remaco RL034

REMACO RL 034
LILIS SURJANI ( 22 aug 1948 - 7 oct 2007 )
Band: Arulan
Conductor: Jarzuk Arifin
"Sejenak" ( a while )
"Ratapan Sang Bayi" ( The lament of a baby ) The newborn enters the world at the moment the father is hit by a bullet on the battlefield.
"Samar Polah" it is a Sundanese song.
"Dusunku" ( My little village )
"Dayung Palenggam" ( Row .......( a boat ) I don't know if Palenggam means rocking or swaying ( boat ) maybe it can also be the name of a region in Sumatra.Or is it a word play with teh name of Palembang town? The song is typical of Sumatra's dendang or joget styled songs, in use as worksongs, or traditional dances. Words in these songs are many times repeated and the feeling of the song is more important than the exact content.
"Curahan Hati" ( A cry from the heart ) one of her melancholic songs from that period.
"Kusegera Pulang" ( I will be home very soon )
"Perahu Bertolak" ( The boat sets sail )
three out of 8 songs on this record are by the hand of Lilis Surjani. She surely had quite an amount of talent in composing, together wit her older collegue-singer: Titiek Puspa.

Sejenak - ( Mus K. Wirja )                          
Ratapan Sang Bayi - ( Lilis Surjani )                          
Samar Polah - ( Mus K.Wirja )                          
Dusunku - ( Sumiarti )                          
Dayung Palenggam - ( A. Karim Nun )                          
Curahan Hati - ( Lilis Surjani )                          
Kusegera Pulang - ( Mus K. Wirya )                          
Perahu Bertolak - ( Lilis Surjani )                          

Lilis Suryani - Popsound PSY6352003

POPSOUND PSY 6352003
LILIS SURJANI
"Kunang Kunang"
Band: Zaenal Combo
Conductor: Zaenal Arifin.
Year: 1970?
Genre: Regional - Jakarta.

Lilis Surjani describes the Kampong - life of Jakarta.
A few to higlight:
"HARI RAYA" is about the Idul Fitri, or Lebaran (end of the Islamic fast period), when people meet each other giving good wishes and forgivingness of their faults.
"RONDA MALAM" The song starts with the sound of the "Tong Tong" . Than a Intro music plays, in the mind seeing before us an imaginary theatre curtain opens and then Lilis Surjani starts to sing of those dark nights.
she brings back the days of old Jakarta. Its about the guardsmen who make their round in a dark moonless night. The kampungs ( dwelling areas of the common people ) of Jakarta often have a group of young able men to do their nightly vigilance rounds. This is a necessity in the more remote areas with lots of greenery. Tropical nights are dark, especially in the old days with no electricity and the policemen could not be everywhere. Just think of the "Tempo Doeloe" ( The old days ) when telephones were scarce, or before that nonexistent. So in order to to make a warning sound for the community the "Tong Tong" was used. A hollow block of wood was beaten. Everyone could be alarmed, so when in case of theft the men who were on duty for the "Ronda Malam"(nightly round) could search a thief and eventually catch the criminal.
"SENANDUNG NELAYAN" Little dwellings, fishing boats near a muddy river by the seashore. These sights are scarce now, maybe just here and there looking down below from one of the many elevated highways near the the coast.
"MBOK KERAN" in this song the a summary of phrases, words and exclamations of the Jakarta dialect.
"CINTA SETIA" nice song almost chinese sounding.
The band of Zaenal Arifin adapted the music to the Jakarta or "Betawi" gambang kromong music.
This record has some funny songs with all kind of stories from the kampung-life: Nenek Grondong, Ciputri, Mbok Keran, Minta Kawin, Se-enaknye deh!, Babe Genit and Dikibulin. In many of this songs she sounds like a kampong-lady.
The remaining songs are more poetical and solemn.
The design of the cover is not referring to the record, maybe because it was produced in Singapore they had no other pictures available. More apropriate would be a picture of a group of kampong houses and Lilis Surjani standing before it dressed as local girl or otherwise it would have been nice if she had been photographed wearing a Betawi wedding dress just for the picture.

Kunang Kunang - ( Atjep S. )             Lilis Surjani        
Nenek Grondong - ( Atjep S. )             Lilis Surjani        
Ci Putri - ( Atjep S. )                  Lilis Surjani        
Hari Raya - ( Atjep S. )                  Lilis Surjani        
Ronda Malam - ( Atjep S. )             Lilis Surjani        
Senandung Nelayan - ( Atjep S. )         Lilis Surjani        
Mbok Keran - ( Atjep S. )             Lilis Surjani        
Minta Kawin - ( Ilin Sumantri )             Lilis Surjani        
Cinta Setia - ( Zaenal Arifin )             Lilis Surjani        
Se Enaknye Deh! - ( Ilin Sumantri )         Lilis Surjani        
Babe Genit - ( Ilin Sumantri )             Lilis Surjani