Genjer-genjer (Muhammad Arief), Sung by Bing Slamet
1960s recording of 'Genjer-genjer' (song by Muhammad Arief) sung by popular entertainer Bing Slamet (2:42, one track from a 29-track compilation on the Internet Archive). Shows the song's mainstream popularity before it was banned and tied to the PKI and the Lubang Buaya slander after 1965. Audio description only.
Genjer-genjer (Muhammad Arief), Sung by Lilis Suryani
1960s recording of 'Genjer-genjer' (song by Muhammad Arief) sung by popular entertainer Lilis Suryani (2:45, one track from a 35-track compilation on the Internet Archive). Shows the song's mainstream popularity before it was banned and tied to the PKI and the Lubang Buaya slander after 1965. Audio description only.
Suara Merdeka, 26 June 1968, p. 1: Genjer-genjer trainer at Lubang Buaya arrested
Suara Merdeka front page, 26 June 1968: an Antara/Pendam V Jaya report that four alleged PKI members were arrested in Jakarta, including Titi Suwarti, said to have joined training at Lubang Buaya and taught Genjer-genjer. Shows New Order framing of women's alleged role at Lubang Buaya.
Genjer Genjer, Hip-Hop Version (2009)
Anonymous 2009 hip-hop version (4:33, MP3) of 'Genjer-genjer', the Banyuwangi folk song by Muhammad Arief that became associated with the PKI/Gerwani milieu and was banned under the New Order. Shows the song's afterlife in contemporary youth culture. Description only; no lyrics transcribed.
One Hour of Indonesian Communist Music (Compilation, 2016)
One-hour (55:48) audio compilation of songs associated with the Indonesian communist movement and the Sukarno era, compiled and uploaded by GETchan to the Internet Archive in 2016. Description only; no track list or transcript, so Gerwani content cannot be confirmed.
Tempo, 2 October 2021: Song of the alarm (Umi Sardjono in Bukit Duri prison)
Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021, Riky Ferdianto and Mustafa Silalahi) on Umi Sardjono in Bukit Duri prison (detained 20 Oct 1965, solitary cell as category A, 'Senayan cluster' with Dahliar, Mudigdio, Salawati Daud, Kartinah Kurdi). Witnesses Mudjiati, Utati, Nani Nurani Affandi describe forced confessions of Lubang Buaya da
Tempo.co, 11 December 2024: Human Rights Day - how Dialita fights the stigma of the 1965 tragedy
Tempo.co report (11 Dec 2024, Ihsan Reliubun and Reza Maulana) on the Dialita choir at Human Rights Day and Mia Bustam's book launch. Chair Uchikowati's mother Hartati was a Gerwani member; her parents were arrested on 1 Nov 1965 (mother freed 1973). Dialita was founded in 2011 by ex-prisoners from Bukit Duri, Ambarawa
Genjer-genjer (English Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)
English Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on the folk song Genjer-genjer by Muhammad Arief: 1942 Banyuwangi famine origin, 1963 peak on TVRI/RRI, and its place in the Lubang Buaya myth that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani sang it while mutilating the generals; banned until 1998. Encyclopedic summary.