Harry Sabar Hopes Indonesian Music Industry Can Example South Korea And Japan

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JAKARTA - Musician and songwriter Harry Sabar voiced his opinion about the current state of the Indonesian music industry.

Harry Sabar, who has been active in composing songs since the early 1989s, has seen doubts in the country's current music industry.

He tried to compare the national music industry with what was in South Korea and Japan.

"I think there are a lot of doubts. Why don't you believe in our own culture, follow South Korea, follow Japan," said Harry Sabar to the media crew at Senen, Central Jakarta last week.

Harry acknowledged South Korea's success in building its creative industry, especially music. He suggested that various parties could learn from South Korea.

"Try South Korea, it's great, right. We have to admit the greatness of people, and we have to be great people, because we have to be great too. We recognize them," he said.

The creator of the song Note Si Boy also highlighted the slow response of the government in supporting local musicians who try to show their identity as Indonesians through music.

"Music a lot, there are angklung, everything, right, why can't we make rappers from angklung, can we?" said Harry Sabar.

"We've struggled a lot to make something, but why is the government late?" he added.

Harry Sabar sees Indonesia as having great musical potential, considering that there are many traditional music in various regions.

He hopes that music actors can make music that already exists in Indonesia to be developed into something new.

"Yes, the Indonesian music must be explored again, don't just know like this, it's being dug up again. Make something new from our culture. The roots already exist, just develop them, don't make them new anymore," said Harry Sabar.