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The subject of this article is the history of a single song, Bengawan Solo ('River Solo'), written by the Javanese composer Gesang Martohartono..
Gesang Martohartono
Indonesian singer-songwriter (1917–2010)
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Born | Gesang Martohartono (1917-10-01)1 October 1917 Surakarta, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 20 May 2010(2010-05-20) (aged 92) Surakarta, Indonesia |
Cause of death | Starvation |
Resting place | Pracimoloyo Cemetery |
Nationality | Javanese |
Occupation(s) | Singer–songwriter, musician |
Gesang Martohartono (1 October 1917 – 20 May 2010)[1] was an Indonesian singer-songwriter from central Java.
Including Gesang Martohartono (a vocalist and the composer of “Bengawan Solo”),.
He is the composer of the "Bengawan Solo," famous song throughout Indonesia, Japan, part of Asia, and some other countries. The song is almost synonymous with the kroncong style of Javanese music. Martohartono was most commonly known simply as Gesang.
Gesang was born in Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia. His father owned a batik-fabric business, which went bankrupt when Gesang was in his teens, plunging the family into poverty. Gesang, a s