Kita tidak boleh membiarkan band perempuan di kancah musik Indonesia berkarya di jalan yang sunyi. Kita harus memberi apresiasi lebih pada mereka, memberikan ruang yang sama dan setara untuk mereka, dan membicarakan mereka sebagai bagian dari diskursus dan diskusi musik Indonesia. Kita harus berani membongkar hyper-masculinity dan budaya patriarki yang telanjur bercokol kokoh di semua lini kehidupan, termasuk di kancah musik.
Tag: Music
Dialita Choir and The Struggle to Fight the Nation’s Amnesia
Despite the regime change, Dialita's music may not be able to eradicate the stigma and eliminate the culture impunity. However, was not Dialita's original goal to target the younger generation? So, by listening to Dialita songs, we should be more historically literate and become more aware of our history. As founding president Soekarno once stated: “Never forget history”. We should never forget the 1965 humanitarian tragedy.
Rethinking the Benefits of Music
I thought about this for a long time: what is the use of music to humans and humanity? Is music just entertainment, a secondary matter that appears as an intermezzo in the midst of other life lines such as work, eat, sleep, make love? Or, music is a primary matter, an equally important part of life?
How We Really Miss Music Concerts During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced music concerts to shift from the big stage to the small screen. Can an online music concert beat the sensation of watching a live music concert?
Indonesian Traditional Music is No Less Cool Than Modern Music
Instead of debating between studying tradition or modernity, why don't we respect and maintain our traditional music by studying it according to the present context? After all, our ancestors are no less cool than whoever’s currently trending on social media or Spotify.
Apakah Ulasan Musik Masih Penting?
Dengan masih mengulas musik, kita telah melakukan sesuatu yang penting: berbagi ilmu pengetahuan. Iya, musik adalah bentuk ilmu pengetahuan, bukan sekadar sebuah hiburan.
Ihwal Kesehatan Mental di Blantika Musik Nusantara
Kita patut sadar bahwa barangkali ucapan selamat pagi, atau terima kasih, atau pelukan hangat kita pada orang terdekat dapat membantunya keluar dari lingkaran setan gangguan mental.
Mendengarkan Musik
Spotify mengetahui diri kita lebih baik, lebih dari diri kita yang terkadang kesulitan memahami diri kita sendiri.
Akhirnya Bikin Podcast
Sekenanya skena, skena sekenanya. Mari membicarakan musik dengan serius tapi santai, santai tapi serius.
Why Musicians Are Vulnerable to Depression and Suicide
Musicians are prone to depression. This depression can change from acute to chronic.









