Keroncong

Waldjinah ama Orkès Keroncong Bintang Surakarta pas ''Tong Tong Fair''

Keroncong (hurup Arab Gundul: کرونچوڠ‎, Indonésia: keroncong, Welanda: krontjong) entu nama alat musik nyang kaya' centrung (ukulele) ama hodeng musik Indunisia nyang maké ni alat musik nyang bunyinya pating crong-crong-crong, mangkanya digero' keroncong. Orkès keroncong biasanya, mah, ada basing, piul, keroncong sepasang—ya, paling kaga', atu, lah, biar kata kaga' sepasang, cèlo jungjang Pizzicato, bas betot (string bass) jungjang Pizzicato, ama tukang nyanyinya. Sanonya, keroncong entu anu bolé paléan (adaptasi) deri terdisi musik Portugis nyang diboyong ama matrus ke bandar-bandar di Indunisia pas abad ke-16. Pas udah mao abad ke-19, keroncong nyetèr, dah, tuh, seugeran Nusantara.

Sejarah

Orkès Lief Java di Betawi, 1936

Sanonya, ni musik keroncong muncuknya pas abad ke-16 pas matrus deri Kekijiran Portugis nyang ngeboyong alat-alat gending Portugis ama dia punya musik ke Indunisia. Orang-orang cepèngan ama jèger, nyang biasa digero' buaya (maksudnya, buaya darat, mungut (mengadopsi) jungjang musik nyang baru. Lama-lama, tu musik masup juga', dah, tuh, ke orang-orang gedongannya. Paul Fisher tau bilang,

The small kroncong guitar, also the name of a music, is derived from the Portuguese braguinha, sharing its roots with the Hawaiian ukulele. Kroncong music is believed to have originated in the communities of freed Portuguese slaves called Mardijkers in the 16th century. European influence from this time can also be heard in the music of the Batak people of North Sumatra. From the end of the 19th century, the beginnings of guitar accompaniment incorporated within a distinctly Indonesian idiom in music came from Sumatra, South Sulawesi and elsewhere.

Kroncong (currently spelled Keroncong in Indonesian) is now considered as old-fashioned folk music by most Indonesian youth, although efforts have been made since the 1960s to modernize the genre by adding electric guitars, keyboards and drums, notably in the so-called Pop Keroncong sung by Hetty Koes Endang. The melancholic spirit of traditional acoustic Kroncong (similar to Portuguese Fado music) has been recorded by Krontjong Poesaka Moresco Toegoe Jakarta-based in Tugu, who have performed at the well-known Indo festival 'Pasar Malam Besar' in The Hague. Considered as a Eurasian art form, Kroncong features prominently each year at the Tong Tong Fair. The genre is also being evolved in new directions by Indo artists in the Netherlands.