The Opinion Of The Indies Regarding English Songs For Go International

Baskara Putra alias Hindia (left) while attending the Spotify event (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Baskara Putra, better known as the Indies, expressed his opinion regarding the use of language in writing song lyrics and the possibility of Indonesian musicians appearing abroad or going international.

According to the singer 'Kita Ke Sana', the assumption that mentions the importance of having an English song for Indonesian singers who want to appear abroad is no longer relevant.

"So far, we have thought that if we want to go international, we have to use English songs, I don't think that's right," Baskara Putra said at a press conference initiated by Spotify in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Wednesday, July 17.

"We see that there are K-pops that use Korean, Latin music in their own language, we are not bothered by that," he continued.

Baskara also made a personal experience to support his arguments. Although the songs use Indonesian lyrics, he is able to appear in Japan, with the majority of Japanese viewers.

Finally, in the third Japanese show, 70 to 80 percent of the audience is Japanese. We were helped by a good venue, so that they can enjoy the entire event which is 1 hour 15 minutes," he said.

However, that does not mean that the use of English as an international language is completely prohibited. Baskara still uses it, but it is not devoted to working

"At least what I need the promotion, the marketing is bilingual (two languages). The compromise is as a creator or musician, the promotion is bilingual," said Baskara.

"The song itself, because I know I usually write Indonesian, well," he concluded.