Gesang, Creator Song Bengawan Solo Has Gone

Gesang with famous works of the "Bengawan Solo" died Thursday (20 / 5) 18:10 o'clock am famous thanks to the songs of his composition, the Solo. In 1995, Indonesian Star tabloid wrote notes of his life. Gesang tells us about the famous song keroncong to Japan.
"Many people know my songs, then disappointed after seeing the actual Solo. I rock that song in 1940. Does it mean that river now is not broken like last time? Not really. [Please note this narrative in 1995, floods in Central Java and East Java because of this river overflow has not occurred - Ed] The changes only slightly, the water may be somewhat different. But that clearly was still very meaningful to society, because not many major roads, are also really cheap place of entertainment.

Maybe my songs are very impressive a large river, beautiful and great. Especially the Japanese who came to my house specifically to see for myself the famous patent, as he became acquainted with komponisnya.

I usually explain that the way I described, Bengawan that little water in the dry season, often dry, just in the rainy season so great, even frequent flooding. The river was more than 300 km long, very long to make the country Japan. There's no long river. Their new NOD-NOD.

Until now the Japanese tourists to my house, occasionally remain. It's beyond my calculations. Because, when I wrote that song, even years afterwards there was no slightest attention to me. "

Once the narrative of the late Gesang in 1995. He is now gone. However, his work remains timeless. Goodbye, Gesang.