Keroncong songs almost extinct?

Keroncong songs almost extinct?

From Warta Kota

Indonesian songs in the once popular keroncong mode, a blend of local and Portuguese music, have almost disappeared even though they still have a fairly large number of fans.

When I come across street musicians playing these songs, I tell them that they are not just earning a living, but also preserving an element of our musical heritage.

Keroncong songs were released first on phonograph record in the 1930s by, among others, Jokim Tjan in Batavia (the former name for Jakarta). Many of these became very popular.

I would like to appeal to TV stations to air a lot more music programs featuring keroncong melodies.

MARAH KAMRIN Jakarta