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Album Info
Release Date: 1963Label: Irama
A3 is credited as Bengawan SalaThe album was conceptualized by Soekarno (Bung Karno), the first president of Indonesia. It was released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the first Asian-African Conference (Konferensi Asia-Afrika) in Bandung.
Many albums were subsequently hidden due to the political instability in 1965 around the Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia/PKI), of which the song "Gendjer Gendjer" (track B1) was associated with the party.