JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Giring Ganesha is also proud of the achievements of Dikha Pacu Path which was again looked at by foreign artists. Dikha appeared in the music video for the song Aura Farming, sung by singer Zahrah S Khan.
"Oh, cool, yes. I'm also proud that it's a form of our cultural diplomacy," said the Deputy Minister of Culture when met in Jakarta, citing ANTARA on Monday, October 20.
This 2 minute 30 second Indonesian-India cultural collaboration touched millions of viewers on YouTube. Looking at Zahrah S Khan's Instagram page, Dhika looks engrossed in dancing the track with a touch of Bollywood nuances with the artist.
Furthermore, Giring added that the success of Dhika's figure which went viral in cyberspace previously showed how influential Indonesian netizens were.
Through culture, one of them is the traditional game of path runways, he said, Indonesia is increasingly known so as to make cultural expressions a means of diplomacy.
More than that, he believes that Indonesia is capable of becoming a "tgger country" in spurring creativity and reflection for other countries.
"Yang kemarin ketika kita di Konferensi Musik Indonesia (KMI), teman-teman dari Spotify dan Youtube mendeklarasikan bahwa Indonesia adalah trigger country musik dunia. Jadi apapun yang ngetop di sini, insya Allah akan ngetop di dunia," katanya lagi.
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He revealed that he would make efforts to develop and maximize so that domestic cultural expressions can make Indonesia more known.
Giring also shared that one of the songs by the nation's children that had gone viral in the country, namely Tabla Bale, which was performed by the Simple Open Up, had attracted public interest in neighboring countries.
"Yesterday I just saw that the charts in Malaysia were always number one in Tabla Bale weeks. Now that is a form of our cultural expression that can already be worldwide," he explained.
He also hopes that films made by the nation's children, one of which is Jumbo, will also be able to introduce Indonesia's strength and ability to present works of art.
"It is also a form of cultural diplomacy and how it is art, culture is across continents, across countries and it can be enjoyed by all," he concluded.
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