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GA-02982 2015 rel B licensed

Genjer-genjer, Lagu yang Ditakuti Sejarah (Tempo, Ika Ningtyas, 2015)

Genjer-genjer, the song feared by history (Tempo, Ika Ningtyas, 2015)

Tempo feature (8 June 2015; IPT 1965 repost) on 'Genjermania', a Berlin live-music project by Tomi Simatupang raising funds for the son of Genjer-genjer composer Muhammad Arief, killed after 1965; traces the song's Japanese-occupation origin and its 1965 stigma.

GA-02973 2019 rel B

Mit Musik das Schweigen brechen (Anett Keller, südostasien, 2019)

Breaking the silence with music (Anett Keller, 2019)

Anett Keller's 2019 südostasien feature (German) on music breaking silence about 1965: Genjer-genjer and its composer Muhammad Arief, Lekra composer Subronto Atmodjo, New Order policy, and post-1998 projects. Context on music and memory.

GA-02306 2024-12-11 Tempo rel B licensed

Hari HAM Sedunia: Bagaimana Dialita Melawan Stigma Tragedi 1965

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

GA-03026 2026 rel C

Genjer-genjer (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

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.