madrotter-treasure-hunt

Friday, May 29, 2026

SEKAR MEDAL GROUP - SENI SUNDA CELEMPUNGAN

Here's a celempungan cassette from the Sekar Medal Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

TOPI BETAWI MARGA SARI - ANAK JANTUK MINTA SUNAT

Here's a nice cassette from the Topeng Betawi Marga Sari group, it's a story with here and there some lovely jaipong music.... GET IT HERE enjoy!

R.C. JAMAR MEDIA - DUKUN PORNO

Here's a lawak tunggal (comedy) cassette from R.C. Jamar Media. Back in the late 70's and early 80's he was putting out lots of cassettes, lawak tunggal cassettes, sandiwara (stories) cassettes and wayang cassettes and he was very popular. The wayang performers, most of them hated him, he was quite the innovater, putting sound effects in his wayang tapes, modern music pieces and wayang, up to that point, was very much traditional, very adverse towards anything new, but it was the cassette era, specially in the 70's, the new medium, and it revolutionized everything. In former times, where vinyl was the only option, only the better off could afford it. Cassettes, most everybody could afford them... My friend Andrew N. Weintraub has written about this period in his excellent book Power Plays which is about Wayang... It also had a huge effect on wayang, the way is was recorded, the way how it was performed even... One dalang (wayang puppet player) who was hugely inspired by R.C. Jamar Media was Asep Sunandar Sunarya, he started incorporating more humor into his recordings and performances and eventually developed his own style, the bodoran style which was basically totally humorous (but full with messages and very heavy in criticism towards the Suharto regime which got him in trouble quite a few times, he really kept the censors very busy with his wayang cassettes).... R.C. Jamar Media's recordings, funny as they were, also always had a heavy religious side to them, and in the 80's he totally stopped putting out cassettes and became a full time Islamic preacher.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

CICIH SUKAESIH & CIUNG WANARA GROUP - SIRONDA

Here's a cool ketuk tilu jaipong cassette from Cicih Sukaesih with the Ciung Wanara Group..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Thursday, May 28, 2026

BUITEN ADEM - KLINKT GOED!

Here's an ep from Rotterdam hip hop crew Buiten Adem (Out of Breath) , they played with a live band..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

TWO FACES - PART 2

Here's the second album from the Two Faces.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ORKES MELAYU OMEGA - WANITA DAN BUNGA

Here's an album from Ruston Nawawi and his Orkes Melayu Omega with Elvy Sukaesih, Hartati, Gani Ali and Erna Amin.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

RACHMAT GROUP - RAHWANA LINGLUNG

A Doblang Sunda Jenaka cassette from the Rachmat Group. Basically, humoristic pop Sunda.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

HENY PURBASARI & SEKAR WANGI GROUP - PANUTAN

Here's a degung cassette from Heny Purbasari with Euis Kuraesin, Sriwenda, Tejawati Sri Wenda and the Sekar Wangi group with Berlin playing the kendang.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

WIWIN SUDIAR & MUSTIKA KENCANA WANGI GROUP - IGEL IGELAN

Great pencak kawih cassette from Wiwin Sudiar with the Mustika Kencana Wangi Group..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

IMIK SUARSIH & DARTAM GROUP - DENPASAR BALI

Here's a great banging jaipong cassette from Imik Suarsih with the Dartam Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

MAMAH HAYATI & PANCA WARNA GROUP - LALAKI SAJATI

Here's a jaipong cassette from Mamah Hayati with the Panca Warna Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

THE BLUE BAND 78'S

The Blue Band were an early 60's band from Sumatera, from the Batak area around Medan. They later changed their name to Riama... Here's 3 78 records from them.... GET THEM HERE Enjoy!

ORKES SAUFUL BAHRI - KENANGAN MASA / BAHTERA LADJU

A 78 record from Orkes Saiful Bahri with Herijati and Effendi.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

KILIMA HAWAIIANS - WOOGIE HULA / KILAUELA'S NIGHTFALL

A 78 record from The Kilima Hawaiians.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

THE KILIMA HAWAIIANS, BINTANG SINAR & THE MENA MURIA MINSTRELS - TROPICAL MEMORIES

The Kilima Hawaiians and the Mena Moeria Minstrels are two foundational, Netherlands-based Hawaiian and Indo-rock music groups. They were primarily formed by Moluccan musicians from the former Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) who migrated to Europe following Indonesian independence.The Mena Moeria Minstrels: Founded in March 1951, this group won a national music competition shortly after their inception. They were prolific in the 1950s, releasing at least twenty singles and albums like Beautiful Hawaii.The Kilima Hawaiians: This group was also highly influential in European-Hawaiian music. Both ensembles shared a distinct acoustic style that blended traditional Polynesian sounds with Indonesian musical sensibilities. The link between these two groups is the legendary Indo-Hawaiian musician Rudi Wairata. Wairata was a highly influential steel guitarist and bandleader. He originally founded and led the Mena Moeria Minstrels in 1951.Throughout his career, he frequently collaborated, performed, and recorded with The Kilima Hawaiians as well.... I can't find much information about the Bintang Sinar, they were a krontjong group, also from Holland with singer Mirjam van der Haar.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

KONMEN - ROTTERDAMS MEEST ORIGINELE

Here's three unreleased songs from the Konmen from Rotterdam. Got this from one of their members in the early 2000's.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ERVINNA & THE SAS GROUP - FAVOURITE HITS

Here's an album from Ervinna with The SAS Group, this is a Malaysian pressing and this came out in 1975.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ELVY SUKAESIH, MUCHSIN, ZAKARYA & ORKES MELAJU PANTJARAN MUDA - ROHANA

An album from Orkes Melayu Pantjaran Muda with Elvy Sukaesih, Muchsin and Zakarya.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

NINA K. SOPANDI, U. SUHERLI & SULANJANI GROUP - PUNG RAHAYU

Nice tembang Sunda cassette from Nina K. Sopandi, U. Suherli and the Sulanjani Group.... GET IT HERE enjoy!

OSIH (SI BONGSOR), SATI RUYUK & DODO GEDOR GROUP - MABOK CINTA

Cool jaipong cassette from Osih (Si Bongsor),Sati Ruyuk and the Dodo Gedor Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

KOKOM DONGKRAK, WIWI WIARSIH & KATINEUNG ASIH GROUP - EMPRAK JAIPONG

Banging jaipong cassette from Kokom Dongkrak and Wiwi Wiarsih with the Katineung Asih Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

RAT TELER, YAYAH ROKAYAH & PUSPITA LIGAR GROUP - MENDINGGE RARANDAAN

Here's a great jaipong cassette from Rat Teler and Yayah Rokayah with the Puspita Ligar Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

LEGONG GABOR

Traditional Balinese music. There were only three songs on this cassette.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ELVY SUKAESIH & ANTIQUE GROUP - DISCO DANG DUT

Here's a disco-dangdut album from Elvy Sukaesih with the Antique Group and this is a promotional copy for radio stations.The last song is sung by Ano G. .... GET IT HERE Enjoy!