GE12112 Bulan Mengambang by A. Rahman with Lincoln's Orchestra Keronchong 78rpm Shellac (NOISE REDUCED)

Lincoln's Orchestra, led by David Lincoln was a Singapore / Malayan based Keronchong band that accompanied several notable Malayan singers of the time. They had several records under the Columbia label and often played at Happy World Cabaret in Singapore. A recount of Lincoln's Orchestra by Tony Danker can be found on page 136 of this article written by Assoc Prof Eugene Darianathan and Phan Ming Yen of the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University.

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This recording was digitised with a Audio Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB with an attached AT-VMN95SP stylus for 78rpm shellac phonographs. Digitisation was done through the turntables internal A/D converter and transferred to Audacity on a PC computer via USB. Recording quality was set at 44100hz 32bit Mono.

Kroncong (pronounced "kronchong"; Indonesian: Keroncong, Dutch: Krontjong) is the name of a ukulele-like instrument and an Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong (the sound chrong-chrong-chrong comes from this instrument, so the music is called kroncong). A kroncong orchestra or ensemble traditionally consists of a flute, a violin, at least one, but usually a pair of kroncongs, a cello in pizzicato style, string bass in pizzicato style, and a vocalist. Kroncong originated as an adaptation of a Portuguese musical tradition, brought by sailors to Indonesian port cities in the 16th century. (Wikipedia)