madrotter-treasure-hunt
Treasures found by an expat living in Indonesia
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
ROBERT HEPPENER - MUSIC FOR STREETS AND SQUARES-EGLOGUES/RUDOLF ESCHER - HYMNE DU GRAND MEAULNES
Here's an album with compositions from Dutch composers Robert Heppener and Rudolf Escher. This came out in 1982....
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Enjoy!
ORKES KRONTJONG IRAMA REMADJA - SENANDUNG MALAM
Here's a lovely krontjong album from Orkes Krontjong Irama Remadja with S. Darsih, Ismanto, Waldjinah, Dharmanto, Sundari and Suparto....
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Enjoy!
CHUANG CHIA LING - CHUANG CHIA LING'S SING COLLECTION VOLUME 1
Here's a great album from Taiwanese singer Chuang Chia Ling. This came out in 1969....
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Enjoy!
KONDO KEIKO - BULAN DAGOAN / GADIS DARI PANTA DJAU
Here are two incredibly beautiful Japanese covers of 2 Indonesian songs by Kondo Keiko. This came out in 1962....
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Enjoy!
Monday, November 9, 2026
OTTO KETTING - TIME MACHINE
Here's an album from Dutch composer Otto Ketting (1935-2012), this came out in 1976....
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ENOK KOMARA & SEKAR PANGGUGAH RASA GROUP - KACANG ASIN
Excellent kliningan cassette from Enok Komara with the Sekar Panggugah Rasa Group....
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IYAR WIYARSIH - KA PUNGKUR ABDI GE GEULIS
Here's a cool degung jaipong cassette from Iyar Wiyarsih....
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enjoy!
VARIOUS - THE LOVER'S SECRET
Here's an ep with songs from Yao Su Rong, Qing Shan, Wei Ping'ao, Lan Meng and Deng Guangrong, this came out in 1971....
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SONG OF GOLDEN EAGLE & GOLDEN EAGLE LOVE SONG
Here's a 7" with two songs that were from the movie Golden Eagle, a Mandarin-language drama/action film set in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia that came out in 1964. No artists are mentioned....
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YAO SU RONG - ACCIDENTAL TRIO
Here's an ep from Yao Su Rong that came out in 1969. The title song, Accidental Trio was the theme song for the acclaimed 1969 Taiwanese social comedy film of the same name, Accidental Trio, directed by Pai Ching-jui. The woman pictured is the famous Taiwanese actress Zhen Zhen....
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SALMAH GINTUNG & GIRI PUSAKA GINTUNG GROUP - ADEM AYEM
Lovely kliningan cassette from Salmah Gintung with the Giri Pusaka Gintung group....
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WALDJINAH & ORKES KRONTJONG BINTANG SURAKARTA - MAHESA DJENAR
Here's a lovely krontjong album from Waldjinah with Orkes Krontjong Bintang Surakarta....
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Enjoy!
Sunday, November 8, 2026
LIN ZHONG - KINSHIP
Here's an ep from Malaysian singer Lin Zhong, this came out in 1972... The sound quality of this record is pretty bad, weird because the record looks like new....
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CHEN ZHI JIA, WEN HUI HAI & COMET ORCHESTRA - THE MEETING OF CHINESE AND WESTERN ELVIS PRESLEY'S
Here's a comedy ep from Chen Zhi Jia and Wen Hui Hai with musical Accompaniment by the Comet Orchestra. This came out in 1967....
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Enjoy!
S.M.K.I. KOKAR - LEGONG VOL. 3
Music for dancing from S.M.K.I. Kokar (Konservatori Karawitan) from Denpasar in Bali.....
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
WIWI YUNINGSIH - SUWARGA DUNYA
Cool jaipongan dangdut cassette from Wiwi Yuningsih, there's only two songs on the B side, the second and the third song....
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SEMAR PEGULINGAN - GOLDEN GONG OF BALI
Semar Pegulingan Golden Gong of Bali Each balimese orchestra or gamelan is tuned to a slightly different scale. The scale used on this recording is called Semar Pegulingan. This scale is one of the oldest and most stately court scales in bali. The gamelan is housed in Banjar Teges in the village of Pliatan and in 1976 it performed in Iran and Germany.The history of this particular gamelan dates back further then men can remember. It is said to have belonged to the court of Klungkung and was used as a court ceremonial instrument. The King of Klungkung decided to set up a new King in the neighbouring province of Negara. He gave the King of Negara this gamelan as a gift for his palace. Negara declared war upon the Kings of Ubud and Pliatan and was defeated. As part of the spoils of war the gamelan was given to the village of Pliatan. All this was about 600 years ago. When the American musician Colin McPhee went to live in bali in the 1930's he discovered this gamelan in the village of Pliatan. It was in a state of disrepair and had not been used for some time. The bronze keys were in good order so McPhee had new wooden cases made for the gamelan and he kept it in his house at Sayan while he lived on the island. When McPhee left bali he took with him the Trompong (the sole instrument featured on the second side of the recording) and it has since been lost. Eight years ago (in 1974) anew Trompong was made and the gamelan was lent to the men of Banjar Teges. These men have revived the old repetoire of the gamelan and have also been able to add some new compositions. This recording was made in Bali in November, 1974. It was recorded on a Uher 4200 1C using Breyer microphones. This recording was produced from the resources of The Ethnomusicology Centre, R.M.C., Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, P.O. Darling Heights, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia. Musical directors: Made Lebah & Made Gerindam Recording and notes: Douglas Myers Recording engineer: Rodney Jacobson....
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WALDJINAH & ORKES KRONTJONG BINTANG SURAKARTA - TJIU GAMBAR MANUK
Here's a great krontjong album from Waldjinah with Orkes Krontjong Bintang Surakarta....
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H. DARIYAH & RINEKA GAYA GROUP - BOTOL KECAP
Cool jaipong cassette from H. Dariyah with the Rineka Gaya Group.....
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JAPAN'S MOST POPULAR SONGS
Here's an ep with four Japanese songs, the first two songs are Japanese and Chinese version's of Takuja Jou's Hone Made Aishite, it's not clear to me who the artists are....
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TETTY DJASWATI & KIAN SANTANG GROUP
Here's a lovely kliningan cassette from Tetty Djaswati with the Kian Santang Group....
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