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Bengawan Solo (1971 Film)
Bengawan Solo may refer to: * Bengawan Solo River, the longest river on the Indonesian island of Java and site of paleoanthropology early hominid remains * "Bengawan Solo" (song), a 1940 Indonesian song about the Javanese river by Gesang Martohartono * ''Bengawan Solo'' (1949 film), a 1949 Indonesian film directed by Jo An Djan * ''Bengawan Solo'' (1971 film), a remake of the 1949 film directed by Sofia WD, Willy Wilianto, and Bay Isbahi * Bengawan Solo (company), a baking company in Singapore {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo River
The Solo River (known in Indonesian as Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java, it is approximately 600 km (370 mi) in length. Apart from its importance as a watercourse to the inhabitants and farmlands of the eastern and northern parts of the island, it is a renowned region in paleoanthropology circles. Many discoveries of early hominid remains (dating from 100,00 to 1.5 million years ago) have been made at several sites in its valleys, especially at Sangiran, including that of the first early human fossil found outside of Europe, the so-called "Java Man" skull. Bengawan Solo was the crash site of Garuda Indonesia Flight 421. Geography It passes through the major city of Surakarta (called ''Solo'' by the local inhabitants). An important early tributary to the Solo River is the Dengkeng River, which has its source on Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengawan Solo (song)
"Bengawan Solo" ( "Solo River") is an Indonesian song written by Gesang Martohartono in 1940. The song is a description of the longest river in Java, Solo River. The song became popular in Indonesia during the Second World War and was one of the songs promoted nationally in the newly-independent country after the war. The song is the first song written in Bahasa Indonesia by an Indonesian to achieve widespread popularity in Indonesia. It also became popular in Japan, other Far East and Southeast Asian countries, and many versions of the song in different languages exist. Background The song was written in 1940 by Gesang Martohartono when he was 23. Gesang was an untrained musician from Surakarta when he composed "Bengawan Solo". He started the composition by singing the tune, amending it for a few weeks until he was satisfied with it, then wrote the melody down in sol-fa number script. He wrote the lyrics of the song in Bahasa Indonesia that was proposed as a national language i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengawan Solo (1949 Film)
''Bengawan Solo'' (Indonesian for ''Solo River'') is a now- lost 1949 film from what is now Indonesia. Directed by Jo An Djan, it starred Sofia WD, Rd Mochtar, and Mohamad Mochtar. Plot After falling for the false promises of the womanising nobleman Suprapto (Rd Mochtar), Wenangish (Sofia WD) commits suicide by throwing herself into the Solo River, leaving only a letter for her two children, Sriwulan (Ratna Ruthinah) and Hindrawati (Churiani). The former is raised by the family of nobleman Widagdo (Rd Dadang Ismail), while the latter is raised by a poor man named Kromo ( S Waldy), eventually becoming a servant at Widagdo's home. When they are adults, Sriwulan is engaged by her adoptive father to Suprapto's son, despite loving another man. When her hitherto unknown uncle, Prawoto (Mohamad Mochtar), returns from his job in Borneo, he prevents the two from marrying, instead showing that they were both fathered by Suprapto. The marriage is cancelled, and Suprapto – seeing a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengawan Solo (1971 Film)
Bengawan Solo may refer to: * Bengawan Solo River, the longest river on the Indonesian island of Java and site of paleoanthropology early hominid remains * "Bengawan Solo" (song), a 1940 Indonesian song about the Javanese river by Gesang Martohartono * ''Bengawan Solo'' (1949 film), a 1949 Indonesian film directed by Jo An Djan * ''Bengawan Solo'' (1971 film), a remake of the 1949 film directed by Sofia WD, Willy Wilianto, and Bay Isbahi * Bengawan Solo (company), a baking company in Singapore {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
