Gombloh

Soedjarwoto Soemarsono (July 14, 1948 – January 9, 1988), better known by his stage name Gombloh, was an Indonesian singer and songwriter. He received the Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia award from the Association of Singer Artists, Songwriters and Recording Music Arrangers of the Republic of Indonesia ( PAPPRI).

Biography Early life Gombloh was born as Soedjarwoto Soemarsono in Jombang on July 14, 1948. His parents were Slamet and Tatoekah. He studied at Senior High School (SMAN) 5 Surabaya. After graduating he continued his studies at the Tenth of November Institute of Technology.

Career He moved to Bali after quitting his studies and became a street performer. After that, he joined the symphonic rock band, Lemon Tree's Anno '69, which was influenced by ELP and Genesis. They released Sekar Mayang, a Javanese-language album, aside from their several Indonesian-language albums. however, these early albums were not very successful commercially. Live concerts with French singer Eric Vincent (Surabaya, Jakarta TVRI shows...).

In 1984, he released 1/2 Gila (Half Crazy). In 1986, Apel (Date [verb]) and Semakin Gila (Crazier) were released.

Legacy In 1996, several artists from Surabaya formed the Solidaritas Seniman Surabaya (Surabaya Artists Solidarity) to commemorate Gombloh. They also created a bronze statue of him and placed it at Taman Hiburan Rakyat Surabaya. On March 30, 2005, Gombloh received the Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia award from Persatuan Artis Penyanyi, Pencipta Lagu dan Penata Musik Rekaman Indonesia.

In 2009, Rolling Stone Indonesia listed two of Gombloh's songs, "Kebyar-Kebyar" and "Berita Cuaca", as some of the best Indonesian songs of all time. "Kebyar-Kebyar", ranked second, was noted as being played every year in the national celebration for the Independence Day ceremonies. "Berita Cuaca", ranked 98th, was called extremely dramatic in its comparison of children playing and dead forests.