Safira Zaza's Emotional Touch Produces a Remake of Cakra Khan's Wrong But Good Song

Safira Zaza (doc. MyMusic Records)

JAKARTA - Young singer from Palembang, Safira Zaza, greeted Indonesian music lovers again by releasing the latest single titled "Salah Tapi Baik".

The song released under the label MyMusic Records is a remake project of Cakra Khan's popular work, but now presented with a much deeper and touching female perspective.

The birth of this new version is the fruit of the thoughts of Ade Govinda as A&R MyMusic Records. Ade saw great potential in the vocal character of Zaza - the nickname of Safira Zaza - who was considered very skilled in performing ballad songs.

Zaza's presence is expected to be able to give a different color to listeners, especially women who are often stuck in complicated relationship situations but still leave sweet memories.

Musically, the arrangement of this song underwent a significant transformation to be in harmony with Zaza's vocal character. If the original version of Cakra Khan is thick with the nuances of a mature and heavy adult man, this time the version is actually highlighting the dramatic tenderness.

This approach is deliberately taken to create a "sad" effect that is easier to connect with a woman's feelings when facing an elegant heartbreak.

"If the girl who sings, it feels more into the feeling. More upset, more emotional, so I make it more dramatic," said Safira Zaza in her statement, Friday, January 30.

Zaza did not deny that there was a burden of its own when he had to sing the song that had already been known to the public. He admitted that he had felt a lot of pressure because of the achievements of the original version.

However, the full support from the label team made him confident to give a new interpretation that is honest from his own perspective. For Zaza, this song is not just a lament of sadness, but a manifestation of the maturity of the heart in accepting bitter reality.

One of the lyrics he likes most describes the contradiction between love and the reality that does not favor togetherness. The lyrics "There is happiness but not together" are the core of the emotions he wants to convey to his listeners.

"It means a lot. It's about the real feelings that exist, but the reality is that you can't be together," said Zaza.

"I hope that through this song, especially those who relate to the story, people can pour out their sadness and disappointment, but in a positive way," he concluded.