The Young Savages - Kotek Kotek/Tjelana Djenki

Whilst recording a new batch of records for the upcoming weeks I am posting another 7inch today.
It's a 45 by The Young Savages.
I bought this at one of the biggest record fairs of Holland. So unlike the previous records I've posted I didn't really stumbled upon it.
Nonetheless definitely worth posting it!
The songs on both sides are Indo-rock.
Kotek Kotek is a big hit ;)
When my brother and I first heard this song when we where young it made us laugh hard :D We had no idea what they were saying but it sounded so funny to us.
Now I understand a bit and I also understand why it made us laugh.
The song is originally a childrens song and they are singing something like "the chicken (ayam) says..Kotek Kotek.." It's a simple tune. So I guess our instinct was okay.
The Indo-rock version of The Young Savages is very nice! And like the version I heard when I was a kid it still makes me smile. A cheerful tune!
The b-side Tjelana Djenki is also great, which makes this 45 absolutely worth having.

Have fun listening!
x
ReetjeSateetje

Tong Tong 0001

Hello!
Today I will be posting two 7inches, "mini elpeetjes" ;)
The first one is released by the Tong Tong Foundation. It was their first record and I think they were trying something new and modern.
They made an excellent choice in my opinion.
Side a is a take on the traditional song Terang Boelan. (you can find more information about the song on wikipedia) 
I love this version! It's a very up-tempo and cheerful tune.
Side b is the story of Sleeping Beauty told in Dutch-Indonesian.
It's been told with such passion, even though you might not understand a word, it is fun to listen to. (sometimes it even looks like he's saying words backwards)
On the backside of the sleeve is all the info in Dutch about the release.
I have to say that I am very proud of having this record.
It was one of the first Dutch-Indonesian related records i bought and it's still my favourite. 

I've posted both sides about 2 years ago on youtube
Terang Boelan
Doornroosje op zijn Indisch
(I don't know why the Sleeping Beauty story got a thumb down:(

for the mp3's:
Tong Tong 0001

Two Faces - Harry S. Is Harjanto - IML-001

Hello everybody!

Welcome to my blog.
Here I will be posting music I have found over the years that are Dutch-Indonesian related.
Sometimes when I go to fleamarkets or thrift shops and whatnots I find records that interest me because of my dutch-indonesian roots (and got a nice cover).

My first post is the band called Two Faces.
I don't know much about this band other than they look rad on the backside of the sleeve.
The music is nice and fuzzy because of the lo-fi recording and it's pretty funky every now and then. 

(You can find an other album of this band here at the Madrotter treasure hunt blog)

I hope you enjoy the music
and I hope you are interested in following my blog.


-ReetjeSateetje