GENJRING PUTRI KUDA HIDUP GROUP - AJAR KENAL

Genjring music from Lilis Kasiri and Kontrak with the Genjring Putri Kuda Hidup Group. On other genjring cassettes their group is called the Genjring Kuda Kecil Group, they probably changed the name of the group because those other cassettes were put out with another company.... Genjring is the music that is played while female acrobats do their thing showing off amazing feats of strength, in the Cirebon area in west-Java. Originally genjring was just singing with a tambourine but the father from Lilis Kasiri, a man named Kasbullah developed it into what you can hear here.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

KONTRAK & LILIS - WA GODRIL

Here's a reog dangdut cassette from Kontrak and Lilis Kasiri.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

LILIS KASIRI, SATURI, KONTRAK, SUBUR DKK & GENJRING KUDA KECIL GROUP - DUKUN TIPU

Here's a genjring cassette from Lilis Kasiri, Kontrak, Saturi and Subur DKK with the Genjring Kuda Kecil group..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

LILIS KASTURI, KONTRAK, KHASBULLAH & GENJRING KUDA KECIL GROUP = KISER KUDA KECIL

Here's a genjring cassette from Lilis Kasturi and Kontrak with Lilis Kasturi's father Khasbullah leading the Genjring Kuda Kecil Group....

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KONTRAK & LILIS - MEMBLE

Here's a dangdut (or tarling teng dung) cassette from Kontrak and Lilis Kasiri....

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LILIS KASIRI, KONTRAK, SATURI & GENJRING MODERN KUDA KECIL - GAYA BAE

Here's a genjring modern cassette from Lilis Kasiri with Kontrak and Saturi and Kasbullah leading the Genjring Kuda Kecil Group....

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ITIH S., LILIS KASIRI, SATURI, KONTRAK & GENJRING KUDA KECIL - KECIL

Here's a genjring cassette from Kasbullah and his Genjring Kuda Kecil group with Itih S., Lilis Kasiri, Saturi, Kontrak and Subur.....

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ITIH S., LILIS KASIRI, SATURI, KONTRAK & GENJRING KUDA KECIL - KISER BENDRONG

Lovely genjring cassette from Kasbullah and his Genjring Kuda Kecil group with Itih S., Lilis Kasiri, Kontrak and Saturi....

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ITIH S., LILIS KASIRI, KONTRAK, SATURI & GENJRING KUDA KECIL GROUP - NGAJAR LAYANGAN

Great genjring cassette from Kasbullah and his Genjring Kuda Kecil group with Itih S., Lilis Kasiri, Kontrak and Saturi....

Genjring is a form of acrobatics that you only find in certain areas around Cirebon and Majalengka. Only women do this type of acrobatics, it started in the 1940's. In the beginning they only accompanied it with a kind of tambourine but through the years more and more instruments were added. It's very close to tarling music....

Before they start with the acrobatics they do a dance first, called the Rudat dance which is very much tied to the propagation of Islam....

In 1964 an artist from Bayalangu, a village close to Cirebon, called Kasbullah started his own genjring group called Genjring Kuda Kecil (Little Horse Genjring) and his daughter, Lilis Kasiri is also singing on this cassette.... Lilis got married with a man named Karyadi and when Kasbullah became too old he took over the group.... I think the group still exists to this day although I'm not sure who's leading it now....

These acrobatics are pretty amazing and some of these women show amazing strength, like this performer, known as Wonder Woman who is able to lift a motor cycle with her feet:

Check out the video's for more amazing feats (and music).....

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