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GA-02754 1960 rel C

Genjer-genjer (lagu Muhammad Arief), Bing Slamet

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.

GA-02770 1960 rel C

Genjer-genjer (lagu Muhammad Arief), Lilis Suryani

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.

GA-02772 1965 rel C

Siaran RRI 1 Oktober 1965, Dewan Revolusi (audio)

RRI Broadcast of 1 October 1965: The Revolutionary Council (Audio)

Audio (9:23) of the Radio Republik Indonesia broadcast of 1 October 1965 announcing the 30 September Movement's 'Dewan Revolusi' (Revolutionary Council), uploaded to the Internet Archive; provenance unverified. Primary source for the coup's opening moments; Gerwani not mentioned in the description.

GA-02752 2009 rel C

Genjer Genjer, Hiphop Version

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.

GA-02768 2016 rel C

One Hour of Indonesian Communist Music (kompilasi)

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.

GA-02672 2017 rel C

Data dan Fakta Kebangkitan PKI (ceramah audio)

Data and Facts on the Revival of the PKI (Audio Lectures, 2017)

Audio item (description only, no transcript): 'Data dan Fakta Kebangkitan PKI', a 3:12:35 recording of lectures by Alfian Tanjung, Rizieq Shihab and Kivlan Zen, tagged Aksi Bela Islam III (2017), hosted on archive.org. It argues for an alleged revival of the PKI; relevant as contemporary anti-communist propaganda. No G

GA-02753 2020 rel C

Bedjo Untung memainkan Genjer-Genjer (klip video tweet)

Bedjo Untung Plays Genjer-Genjer (Video Clip, 2020)

45-second phone video clip posted on Twitter by Vincent Bevins on 18 May 2020. Per its title, Bedjo Untung, chair of the 1965 victims' association YPKP 65, plays 'Genjer-genjer' on an upright piano at home while another older man moves to the music. Illustrates the song's use in survivors' memory work.