Nyi Sunarti

Ibu Sunarti (1944-2018) was born in Sidoarjo, Wonogiri and moved to the musically-vibrant area of Jagalan, Solo in her early twenties. In her early career she sang with Ki Nartosabdo and had a stint singing with Ki Anom Suroto. She was most well known as a pesindhen with RRI Solo and the Mangkunegaran. In addition she was a member of Pujangga Laras since its inception in 2001, and was an active member of almost every recording session put on by foreigners.