100 juta lagu di Spotify, Apple Music, dan Qobuz adalah semesta yang terlampau luas untuk saya jelajahi semua. Maka, saya mengubah cara mendengarkan musik di era kiwari ini. Kembali ke mendengarkan musik secara luring, demi kenyamanan mendengarkan musik yang lebih baik.
The success of Konferensi Musik Indonesia 2025 as a pivotal milestone or its status as another missed opportunity is contingent upon the government's readiness to execute these recommendations with the same rigor, collaborative spirit, and stakeholder involvement that facilitated their development.
Bayangkan betapa nahas nasib para tahanan tertuduh teroris di penjara Guantánamo! Mereka tidak punya pilihan yang sama dengan kita. Ketika musik menyiksa mereka, mereka hanya bisa pasrah, tunduk pada negara super power—yang katanya adalah polisi dunia—bernama Amerika Serikat.
Fenomena pemutaran “Indonesia Raya” setiap jam 10 pagi di Yogyakarta menawarkan gambaran menarik tentang bagaimana otoritas lokal dapat menjadi ujung tombak dalam memelihara ideologi negara.
Indonesia's soundscapes are not raw material for algorithmic commodification. They are living systems of knowledge, binding communities to land, history and identity.
Alih-alih menjadi instrumen pemberontakan dan perlawanan, hip-hop justru digunakan JHF sebagai instrumen yang melanggengkan kekuasaan.
It is not enough to discuss “Genjer-Genjer” and the state paranoia behind its ban here. However, what is clear is that we must release the song from the historical burden that has hung over it for many decades. Instead, let us hear it as a song that calls upon us to abolish all forms of colonialism in this world.
In Indonesia, books discussing music as a science can be counted on the fingers of one hand. More specifically, it is a book that discusses music journalism.
Ignore the shuffle button in your favorite music player! And listen to full albums of music in their entirety. Undoubtedly, we will get a different and more enjoyable experience.
So why has there recently been a stigma that keroncong music is the music of older people? Perhaps it is true, as Gema Lansia members say, that keroncong is less exposed, so people don’t know about it; keroncong seems elitist, exclusive, and only suitable for older people to enjoy.
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