Zul Zivilia Keeps Music In Prison To Avoid Depression

Zul Zivilia in the music video Setia Although Not Beside You (YouTube Kartamakala Music)

JAKARTA - The vocalist of Zivilia's band, Zulkifli or better known as Zul Zivilia, has been in prison for almost six years, since being involved in a drug case in 2019.

Currently, Zul Zivilia is an inmate at the Class IIA Special Correctional Institution (Lapas) Gunung Sindur, Bogor.

Despite being in prison, Zul was still given the opportunity by the prison to continue to develop his musical potential. Recently, even the prison with the label Kartamakala Music held an event to release Zivilia's new song entitled Setia Meski Tak Di Sampingmu.

"So, it is the prison that actually provides support and provides a way for me to get here. Anyway, I'm very happy," Zul Zivilia told the media crew after the launch of a new single at the Class IIA Special Prison Gunung Sindur, Bogor recently.

Meanwhile, Wahyu Indarto as the Head of the Prison said that his party supports Zul's musical activities because he does not want Zivilia's vocalist to become depressed while serving his term of detention.

"So I do see that Mr. Zul, apart from having potential, has also been criminal for a long time. This means that by serving a long sentence, without creativity, without any development of personal potential, it is feared that Mr. Zul will be depressed," said Wahyu.

"That's where I thought why we didn't develop Pak Zul's potential. So, indeed I fully support Pak Zul's potential, by carrying out positive activities, namely by creating songs, video clips, and others," he continued.

Although Setia Although Not Accompanied By You, is Zivilia's first single written by Zul from behind bars, she has previously written a song for the celebration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights' birthday in 2023.

"Previously I also composed a song on the YouTube channel of Gunung Sindur Prison, there was a song called 'Day of Being A protector', that's my work," concluded Zul Zivilia.