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Terbelah Dua

Translated Title Forced apart
Track Artist Orkes Melayu Radesa featuring Mansyur S.
Country(s) Indonesia
Genre(s) Dangdut
Instrument(s) Vocals
Language(s) Indonesian
Duration 5:58

Music of Indonesia, Vol. 2: Indonesian Popular Music: Kroncong, Dangdut, and Langgam Jawa

Various Artists SFW40056

Kroncongand 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 1950s—a time of war and revolution—the 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.

Note: Due to licensing restrictions tracks 1 through 5 are not available for download, CD only.

The published liner notes, along with corrections and supplementary materials, are available here.

Country(s) Indonesia
Culture Group(s) Javanese; Betawi
Keyword(s) Dangdut; Kroncong songs
Instrument(s) ; Banjo; Cello; Clarinet; Double bass; Ensemble leader; Flute, end-blown; Gambang kromong ensemble; Gambang; Gendang; Guitar; Guitar, Hawaiian ; Kecrèk; Kempul and gong; Kromong; Kroncong ensemble; Saxophone; Suling; Tanjidor ensemble; Tehyan; Trombone; Trumpet; Tuba; Ukulele; Violin; Vocals
Language(s) Betawi; Indonesian; Javanese
Year of Release 1991
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced in collaboration with Masyarakat Musikologi Indonesia ; Produced by Philip Yampolsky ; Field Worker Philip Yampolsky

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101	Qur'an dan Koran	Soneta Group featuring Rhoma Irama	4:18
102	Begadang II	Soneta Group featuring Rhoma Irama	3:39
103	Sengaja	Soneta Group featuring Elvy Sukaesih	3:03
104	Sahabat	Soneta Group featuring Rhoma Irama	3:44
105	Terbelah Dua	Orkes Melayu Radesa featuring Mansyur S.	5:58
106	Hidup di Bui	Gambang Kromong Slendang Betawi featuring Kwi Ap	5:33
107	Curahan Hati	Grup Tanjidor Kembang Ros, featuring Sophia Welly	3:52
108	Kroncong Segenggam Harapan	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara featuring Lin Sandy	5:44
109	Putri Gunung	Orkes Kroncong Bintang Nusantara, featuring Tuty H.P.	5:35
110	Kroncong Sapu Lidi	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara featuring Lin Sandy	3:12
111	Langgam Suling Bambu	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara	5:25
112	Kroncong Morisko	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara featuring Suhaery Mufti	5:24
113	Kroncong Kemayoran	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara featuring Lin Sandy and Emi Mandey	2:34
114	Langgam Schoon Ver Van Jou	Orkes Kroncong Mutiara featuring Emi Mandey	5:38
115	Wuyung	Orkes Kroncong Bintang Nusantara, featuring Tuty H.P.	5:24

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