An LP made by a Surinam company: MFA records.
Year approx 1977 ( ? )
In a second hand record-collector shop Mazef found this LP.
It was stored in the Surinam-section of this shop.
However the artist is from Indonesia.
She did concerts in Surinam for the Javanese community, who surely were pleased to hear songs from their country of origin.
How did the Javanese come to Surinam? The fact is that both Indonesia and Suriname were ruled by the Dutch.
Surinam which was underpopulated, was in need of employees who could work in the plantations and later also in the bauxiet mines.
The fitst group of Javanese arrived in 1894. Now there are 72.000 Javanese in Suriname, above tha als groups of mixed descent.
Remarkable fact: Surinam is a little bigger than the Island of Java but the population counts just 481.000 people, this is less than Surakarta ( Solo ) on Java. If the whole population of Java should migrate to Surinam, the population density per square kilometer would still be less than today's population density on Java, 1029 persons on each square kilometre, whilst Surinam less than 3 people per square kilometre, Many South American countries are underpopulated compared with countries in South East Asia. This has much to do with the fertility of the soil and the centuries old rice-growing culture.
Other Indonesian artists who visited Surinam: Waljinah, Titiek Sandhora, Mus Mulyadi and Arie Koesmiran, the latter I am not quite sure she's been there.
Ervinna has been many other countries also, to mention Singapore and Hongkong, where she did most songs from the west with that charming extra touch, difficult to describe, in putting extra emphasis in expressing emotions in songs. Abroad she was even more populair than in Indonesia.
On this record she did songs in Javanese language, and typical tone scale. One song is called "Surinam" this must be a tribute to her host-country. I ddont know the name of the band, it is not mentioned. Was it a local band from Surinam or had all been pre-recorded in Indonesia?
Ojo Sak Penak Mu Dewe - ( Chilung R. )
Wis Ora Tresnu - ( Chlung R. )
Jaman E Dan - ( Chilung R. )
Bocah Cilik - ( Chilung R. )
Nelong So - ( Saka Flores )
Priyo Bisu - ( Saka Flores )
Ce Jolatek
Suriname - ( Chilung R. )
Cangkriman - ( Saka Flores )
Plek Emplek Ketepu
Suwe Ora Jamu
