MARJONO & HIS BOYS
"Salina 7"
Genre: Kroncong ( Freestyle )
year 1969 ( ? )
It is an Instrumental record but strangely, when I hear this band playing its like something is missing, as if they waiting for the singer, but she does not show up, so they doing their intro or foreplay again and again.
As you know the standard procedure is: An instrumental intro, then after a few seconds the singer enters and then again in instrumental interlude. After that again its the singers turn, all ending with an instrumental final. Many examples to be found on this blog. But here it almost seems they first did the instrumental part with the intention insert a singers voice later, but in some way I did not take place.
So the result is like a cherry pie without the cherry. Of course there are many instrumental recordings which are good in their own way and sounding more complete without leaving an empty feeling.
The record is rather worn out full with crackles, sounding like a cart going over an ole gravel road, or someone frying krupuk, but after the usage of software called DePopper the bulk of the noise is silenced.
"Es Lilin" - The plaintive call of an ice vendor- A sundanese evergreen, very well known.
"Ani Ani" - Eh dont know..... let me see...... Google.......Oh it is a small knife for cutting the rice plants ( padi )
strange, now I read this I vaguely remember this tool is also known by the name "arit"
"Sapu Tangan" - Handkerchief - composed by the late Maestro : Gesang. Also a very well known one.
''Renunanganku" - Hm do not remember the word. One moment..... I look for it in the "Maleis Woordenboek"
by Professor van Ronkel: It says: "Renoeng" ( me ) = aanstaren This means someone is staring at me, or is it me staring at someone maybe. The music sounding slightly reminding a chinese melody.
"Midnite Serenade"
"Jali Jali" A well known song from Jakarta. It is stretched out, lasting very long, doing the first notes over and over again, like they are waiting for the singer to show up.
"Tidurlah Intan" - Sleep My Dear -
"Sapu Lidi" - A broom made of the veins of a palm leaf - A well known kroncong song.
"Jauh di Mata" - Far away from me - also a well known kroncong melody.
"Selalu Disampingmu" - Always by your side - A bit chinese in sound.
"Derita Cinta" - Love's Sufferings -
Es Lilin - ( Arnesah )
Ani Ani
Saputangan - ( Gesang )
Renunganku
Midnite Serenade
Jali Jali
Tidurlah Intan
Sapu Lidi
Jauh Di Mata
Selalu Disampingmu
Derita Cinta
Selendang Sutra - ( Ismail Marzuki )
