Gesang

Gesang Gesang or full Martohartono (born in Surakarta, Central Java, October 1, 1917 - died in Surakarta, Central Java, 20 May 2010 at age 92 years) is a singer and songwriter from Indonesia. Known as the "maestro keroncong Indonesia," he made famous by the song solo creations, which is famous in Asia, especially Indonesia and Japan. The song 'Solo' creations have been translated into at least 13 languages ​​(including English, Chinese and Japanese)




Bengawan Solo Song
This song was created in 1940, when he beusia 23 years. Gesang young when he sat on the edge of the Solo River, he is always amazed by the river, was inspired to a song. This song creation process takes about six months.
Solo song has its own popularity abroad, especially in Japan. Lead was used in one of the Japanese films. 
Life
Gesang remained at No. 5 Village Road Bedoyo Kemlayan, Serengan, Solo with cousin and his family used to live in his house Perumnas Palur granting the Governor of Central Java in 1980 for 20 years. He has split with his wife in 1962. Selepasnya, choose to live alone. He has never had children.
Gesang initially was not a songwriter. Previously, he was just a singer of songs for the event keroncong and only a small party in the city of Solo. She also has a few songs, such as the World Wheel Keroncong, Keroncong the orphanage, and Sweep Hand, during the Second World War. Unfortunately, three songs is not received from the audience.
As a form of appreciation for his services to the development of music keroncong, in 1983 founded the Japanese Garden near the Solo Gesang. The management of the park was funded by the Fund Gesang, an institution set up in Japan Gesang.
Gesang was rushed to the hospital because his health on Wednesday (19/05/2010). Moreover Gesang treated in the ICU since Sunday (16 / 5) because of his health continued to decline. Hospitals team up to health consists of five different specialists use. Until he finally was deceased on Thursday (05/20/2010) at 6:10 p.m. PKU Muhammadiyah Surakarta in hospital.