Lokananta
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About
Lokananta is the first record label of Indonesia. Based in Surakarta, Central Java, it was owned by the state-owned printing agency Percetakan Negara Republik Indonesia.
Lokananta has over 40,000 recordings, which include some 5,200 commercial labels, in its collection.
It currently has more than 5672 vinyl records of ethnic/folk music from all over Indonesia, and old Indonesian pop songs. Lokananta also has the biggest collection of keroncong and gamelan orchestras recordings (Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, even Batak), together with the first recorded speeches of Indonesia's first president Sukarno and the original version of the national anthem.
They also have recordings of wayang performances, for example by Ki Nartosabdo, and Surakarta/Yogyakarta karawitan music.
Many Indonesian performers were introduced from Lokananta, including the famous Gesang (and his Bengawan Solo), Waljinah (and her Walang Kekek), Titiek Puspa, Bing Slamet, and Sam Saimun.
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