Annie Landouw

Annie Landouw (also Landauw, 1913 – 17 August 1982) was an Indonesian keroncong singer and film actress.

Annie Landouw
1939 promotional still
Born1913
Soerakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died(1982-08-17)17 August 1982
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesAnnie Landauw
Occupation

Biography

Landouw was born in Surakarta, Central Java, in 1913. She lost her sight following an extended illness as a child, and was not long afterwards adopted by her aunt and uncle. In 1927 she competed in – and won – her first singing competition, a Concours concert at a night fair in Surakarta. As a result, she was approached by Beka, a recording company, which signed her. She moved to Batavia (now Jakarta), the capital of the Dutch East Indies, soon afterwards and quickly rose in popularity.[1]

By 1938 Landouw had joined the NIROM radio troupe, singing keroncong. The following year she joined Hugo Dumas' troupe Lief Java.[1] During this period she became active in film. In 1938 she provided vocals for Fatima, a production by Tan's Film;[2] she provided vocals again for Tan's 1939 film Gagak Item (Black Raven).[3] She made her onscreen debut later that year, with Siti Akbari. In 1940 she appeared in two further films, Sorga Ka Toedjoe (Seventh Heaven) and Roekihati.[4]

Landouw's prowess singing keroncong rendered her immensely popular. In 1940, the blind singer was scheduled for eye surgery.[5] Her fans organised a fundraising campaign to help her pay for it, although ultimately Landouw refused the charity.[5]

After Indonesia's independence, Landouw continued singing; however, she acted in no further films.[1] She died on 17 August 1982.[1]

Legacy

Music scholar Peter Keppy suggests that, because of her popularity as a keroncong singer, Landouw may have influenced the character of Yah in Armijn Pane's 1940 novel Belenggu;[6] in the novel, Yah is famous as a keroncong singer under the stage name Siti Hayati.[7]

References
  1. Apa Siapa 1999, p. 240.
  2. Filmindonesia.or.id, Fatima.
  3. Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad 1939, Gagak Item.
  4. Filmindonesia.or.id, Annie Landouw.
  5. Keppy 2008, p. 153.
  6. Keppy 2008, p. 154.
  7. Mohamad 1985, Yah.

Works cited
  • Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Indonesian Ministry of Information. 1999. OCLC 44427179.
  • "Annie Landouw". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  • "Fatima". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfidan Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  • "Gagak Item". Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Batavia: Kolff & Co. 19 December 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  • Keppy, Peter (2008). "Keroncong, Concours, and Crooners: Home-grown Entertainment in Early Twentieth-century Batavia". In Boomgaard, P.; Kooiman, Dick; Nordholt, Henk Schulte (eds.). Linking Destinies: Trade, Towns and Kin in Asian History. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 256. pp. 141–58. ISBN 978-90-6718-320-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Mohamad, Goenawan (20 April 1985). "Yah". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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