Malang, (malangkota.go.id) –With gratitude to God Almighty, finally the book Four Decades of Music History of Malang City Era 60-90 can be poured into a book. Of course there are many stories, both bitter and sweet experiences. Because from city to city only pursuing authentic data searches.
A little story in 2001, Arief Wibisono departed from Malang City to the capital city of Jakarta to trace back the bands of Malang City in the 60s to 70s, including Jaguar Band, Bentoel Band, and Elpamas. There are many stories if you trace back the history of Malang City music starting from a house party band to becoming a stage band.
"Why did I pull data from the 60s? Since post-independence, there has not been much movement about music. Music in the Dutch colonial era was only for a party. From here, ears about modern music began to be heard even though the sound of gamelan echoed in the corners of the Indonesian sky," said Arief Wibisono, Monday (10/5/2021).
Malang was once nicknamed the City of Music Barometer, which became the benchmark for the barometer was the high sensitivity of the musical tastes of the Malang youth at that time. Many musicians were nervous when playing or performing in Malang City. The high price of listening to the music of the Malang youth in appreciating a musical work.
"If the music performance is not in accordance with the original music performance, do not expect to go home peacefully, throwing sandals or performance chairs becomes a means of annoyance for the Malang City music audience. It can be concluded that getting the title of Indonesian Music Barometer means that the audience is not the artist or the musician," he said.
Summary of Four Decades of Malang City Music History 60-90 Era is a collection of historical music documentation data owned by Malang City. Starting from the musical civilization from the pop genre to rock music to the venue of the performance hall, all are clearly recorded.
"The expensive journey about the work of Malang City's musical artists if not authentically recorded will emerge as an outdated fairy tale for the next generation," he continued. (Arief Wibisono/say/ram)
