Monday, May 31, 2021

GROUP KAMAJAYA - TETALU GAGALAN

Here'sa a great tarling cassette from the Kamajaya Group.... The sounds get bad in the first song for a little bit and in the last song at the end....old tape and all that.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ETTY SUMINAR, MIMIN RUMYATI & OMANG GROUP - SINDEN AYEUNA

Lovely jaipong cassette from Etty Suminar and Mimin Rumyati with Omang Herder playing the kendang and leading his Omang Group..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ASEP SUNANDAR SUNARYA - DEWA DEBAT

Here's three wayang cassettes from Asep Sunandar Sunarya with his Giri Harja III Group and Neni Hayati singing..... GET THE FIRST CASSETTE HERE
GET THE SECOND CASSETTE HERE
GET THE THIRD CASSETTE HERE Enjoy!

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

H. A. RUSDI - JAKA INTIP

Three wayang kulit cassettes from H. Anom Rusdi with wonderful tayuban music by his Langen Budaya Group and the great Itih S. singing..... GET THE FIRST CASSETTE HERE
GET THE SECOND CASSETTE HERE
GET THE THIRD CASSETTE HERE Enjoy!

Z A Z O U / B I K A Y E / C Y 1 - N O I R E E T B L A N C

Here's the incredible 1983 album from Hector Zazou, Bony Bikaye and Cy1, I've got it on vinyl and on cd. When this came out a lot of people were comparing it to Eno and Byrne's My Life In The Bushes Of Ghosts, others were calling it Fela meets Kraftwerk. It's one of my all time favorite albums this one and I saw them live in Amsterdam, in 1984 with my blood brothers Dick, Willem and Johnny, I remember it was a great concert, the place was filled with disciples of Bhagwan Rajneesh aka Osho, all dressed in orange, all dancing.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

J A M E S C H A N G E & T H E C O N T O R T I O N S - B U Y C O N T O R T I O N S

Absolutely fantastic album from James Change and The Contortions.... Saw him live in 1981, in Rotterdam, and 41 years later, after seeing God knows how many great concerts I still say that that was THE best concert I've seen, Ever, first concert I danced my ass off, just amazing..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Thursday, May 27, 2021

ASEP SUNANDAR & ASEP TRUNA -CEPOT & TKW

Here's a wayang bodoran cassette from Asep Sunandar Sunarya and Asep Truna with the Giri Harja 3 Group and Nani Hayati and Cucu Setiawati singing..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

ASEP TRUNA & DEDE AMUNG SUTARYA - CEPOT PLAYBOY

Here's a wayang bodoran cassette from Asep Truna and Dede Amung Sutarya with the Munggul Pawenang Group and Ai Rohayati singing.... Usually wayang comes in three cassettes (sometimes even more), bodoran means it's just a short performance on just one cassette.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

NANO & TITIN - PERAWAN PALSU

Here's a tarling dangdut cassette from Nano S. (no, not that Nano S.) and Titin Maryati.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

SANDIWARA INDRA PUTRA GROUP & ITIH S. & PEDANG SAKTI

Here are four sandiwara cassettes from the Indra Putra group from Indramayu with Itih S. singing.... Story telling with beautiful tayuban music.... GET THE FIRST CASSETTE HERE
GET THE SECOND CASSETTE HERE
GET THE THIRD CASSETTE HERE
GET THE FOURTH CASSETTE HERE Enjoy!

OPERA SERINDO

Here's a cool Opera Serindo cassette, traditional music from Lake Toba in Northern Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

ORKES GAMBUS EL BADR - YA SAKINIIN

Beautiful gambus cassette from the El Badr Orchestra.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

YOYOH KOMSIAH DADI & DARMA SAPUTRA GROUP - AWET RAJET

Here's a fantastic pencak kawih cassette from Yoyoh Komsiah Dadi with Muchtar D.S. and his Darma Saputra Group, this one really blew me away, the song Entog Mulang.....just....wow.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Monday, May 24, 2021

TONY BENNETT WITH COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA - IN PERSON!

Here's a live album from Tony Bennett with Count Basie and his Orchestra, this one came out in 1959 but this is the Japanese pressing from 1979.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

J A M E S C H A N G E & T H E C O N T O R T I O N S - L I V E A U X B A I N S D O U C H E S

Here's a live album from J a m e s C h a n g e & T he C o n t o r t i o n s..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

R I Z O R T O L A N I - B R U T E S A N D S A V A G E S

Here's some nice voodoo disco from legendary Italian composer R i z O r t o l a n i, the movie score for the film by the same name as the album, Brutes and savages and this came out in 1979.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

MANITAS DE PLATA - FLAMENCO!!

Here's a great 1968 flamenco album from Maniteas de Plata..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

RICHARD HAYMAN & ORCHESTRA - HAVANA IN HI-FI

Here's Richard Hayman's 1957 album Havana in HiFi.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

CACAH SURYANI & LINGGA BUDAYA GROUP - KICEUPNA BENTANG

Fantastic kliningan cassette from Cacah Suryani with the Lingga Budaya Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

YAYAH RATNASARI & KARAWANG GROUP - DUH!!...GALUNGGUNG

Here's an excellent jaipong cassette from Yayah Ratnasari with the Karawang Group.... Some of the song titles are incomplete because of water damage to the cover.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Sunday, May 23, 2021

UPIT SARIMANAH, KOSAMAN DJAJA & BAND PARAHIANGAN - GAMBANG KARAWANG

This is such a great album, Upit Sarimanah and Kosaman Djaja with his Band Parahiangan, a mix of Pop Sunda, 60's garage and here and there some Latin sounds thrown in.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

CICIH CANGKURILEUNG - ADUMANIS

Here's a jaipong cassette from Cicih Cangkurileung.... Quite a bit of background noise on the B side.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

UJANG GROUP - EDUN

Cool calung jaipong cassette from Ujang Suryana and his Ujang Group with Ujang Be'i playing the kendang and Dewi Kania singing.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

JENAKA SUNDA TRISNA TUNGGAL

Here's a jenaka Sunda cassette from the Trisna Tunggal group,talking, singing, joking and playing the kecapi.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

Saturday, May 22, 2021

NESTOR AMARAL & HIS CONTINENTALS - HOLIDAY IN BRAZIL

Nestor Amaral was a Composer, conductor, singer and actor, he was educated in Brazilian public schools and arrived in the US with Carmen Miranda and her group in 1940. He joined ASCAP in 1956, and his chief musical collaborators included Laurindo Almeida, Ray Gilbert, and Johnny Mercer. Here's a great album from him that came out in 1957.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!