Waldjinah
Sign in to save300px|thumb|right|Waldjinah at the 55th Tong Tong Fair at The Hague in 2013 Waldjinah (born 7 November 1945) is an Indonesian traditional singer, who known as the "Queen of Kroncong". She is most known for the song Walang Kekek, which made Javanese kroncong music known throughout Indonesia. She has also worked with other Indonesian artists, including Gesang Martohartono and Ismail Marzuki.
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- Female
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- Indonesia
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- 1945
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Waldjinah (b. Solo, 7 November 1945) is an Indonesian Javanese keroncong singer. She is known as the "Queen of Keroncong" for her distinctive, melodious voice. Known by her works on songs by Indonesian composers Gesang and Ismail Marzuki, perhaps her most well-known work is the rendition of Gesang's Bengawan Solo. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Waldjinah">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- 5
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- 1945-11-07
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- 1958-00-00
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300px|thumb|right|Waldjinah at the 55th Tong Tong Fair at The Hague in 2013 Waldjinah (born 7 November 1945) is an Indonesian traditional singer, who known as the "Queen of Kroncong". She is most known for the song Walang Kekek, which made Javanese kroncong music known throughout Indonesia. She has also worked with other Indonesian artists, including Gesang Martohartono and Ismail Marzuki.
==Early life and career== Waldjinah was born in Surakarta, Indonesia, on 7 November 1945 as the tenth child of her family. Her mother sold food in a market and her father worked as a painter in a batik factory. Waldjinah was inspired to become a singer from listening to traditional Javanese songs at the factory where her father worked. During her high school years, she became interested in keroncong music.
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