Kemenparekraf Has Online Music Class With Tompi And Ridho Slank

JAKARTA - Tompi and Ridho 'Slank' will provide material for online music lectures organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in collaboration with the Street Music Institute (IMJ). They will give material in the class "Ngamen from Home".

Plt. Director of the Music Industry, Performing Arts and Publishing Kemenparekraf / Baperkraf Mohammad Amin said the online music lecture is part of a series of "Ngamen from Home" events which will take place on May 13 to 31. This event will facilitate 200 street musicians affected by COVID-19 to appear on the online stage.

"Ridho Hafiedz will conduct a music lecture with the theme 'Consistency of Music Works' on May 16th. The day after, it's Tompi's turn to present a music lecture with the theme 'Music as a Movement for Social Change'," he said, through a written statement received by VOI, in Jakarta, Saturday, May 9.

Not only involving Tompi and Ridho 'Slank', Kemenparekaf also involved musician Anto Baret. Anto will also be a speaker with the theme 'Roads and Stories, Flashback Notes of 38 Years of KPJ'. Mohammad Amin, who is also known as ethnomusicology, will provide an online lecture with the theme 'Street Musicians, Ethnic Instruments and World Music'.

Amin said, musicians who are interested in appearing at this event can fill out their online biodata via the INI link. After registering, musicians are required to upload creative videos when singing from home during the period 8 to 14 May on Instagram. Do not forget to pin a hashtag (hashtag) #kemenparekraf #ngamendarirumah #ngabuburitdirumahaja #stayproductive and #indonesiacreative.

"Later there will be a curation process to select 200 participants," he explained.

According to Amin, the videos created by 200 musicians will be shown on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube with hashtags that are connected to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy social media, GoPay and the Street Music Institute. Meanwhile, videos of street musicians who have gone through the curation stage will also be broadcast via IGTV @institutmusik Jalan on May 29 to 31.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Street Music Institute Andi Malewa said, curated musicians will receive a stimulus from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. In addition, they will also be given the opportunity to perform live online on May 13,14,19, and 20.

Live online with public figures will be held on 15,16,17, 21 and 22 May 2020. Live online will be broadcast on social media Instagram Street Music Institute and Kemenparekraf at 15.30-17.30 WIB.

Andi explained, GoPay as a supporter of this event will later provide a QR Code that can be used by the public to give appreciation to street musicians.

"In all activities and videos that are uploaded, there will be a QR Code from GoPay Indonesia, where people can participate in giving their appreciation for street musicians. The results of collecting appreciation through QR codes will be donated through GoPay for street musicians again," said Andi.

Previously Plt. Deputy for Digital Economy and Creative Products of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Joshua Simanjuntak, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on almost all professions or workers in the creative field. One of the creative sub-sectors that has been affected is the arts workers who have lost their jobs.

"What is certain is that this activity will be very interesting to fill the time before breaking the fast and for the community besides being able to enjoy entertainment from musicians, it can also give appreciation through QR Code and this activity will provide space for talented street musicians to get more appreciation. wide range of Indonesian society, "said Joshua.