Vocal Art from Java

Javanese literature of the 18th and 19th centuries is based essentially on
anonymous "macapat" poems which use various techniques of prosody.
These poems were generally handed down orally by the singers.
This record is by the finest reciter of the period, dalang R.S. Banjaransari, the street singer Sunarto
and finally, Niken Larasati who was the leading female singer
at Pakualaman Palace in Yogyakarta.

Unesco Auvidis
Recorded in 1975 - 1977
Text by Jacques Brunet

Track list

1. THE LEGEND OF DEWARUCI KACA Sung by R.S. Banjaransari

2. GAMBIRSAWIT Sung by Sunarto

3. SITERAN GAMBIRSAWIT Sung by Niken Larasati



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