Celebrate Kartini Day, These Indonesian Female Soloists Voice Emancipation Through Songs

Kapanlagi.com - April 21st is a special day for Indonesian women. Kartini Day, celebrated every year, is a moment to voice emancipation and gender equality for women.

Voicing emancipation and pursuing gender equality can be done in many ways. Like these Indonesian female soloists who choose to create through music to speak up and encourage all women to stay motivated in pursuing their dreams and supporting gender equality. Who are they?

1. Maudy Ayunda - Chase the Dream

Maudy Ayunda is a modern Kartini who successfully combines a career in the entertainment world with higher education. It's no wonder that many are amazed by this 26-year-old girl.

Through her created music, Maudy Ayunda also invites all women to never give up on pursuing dreams through a single titled Chase the Dream. This single, released in 2017, became a social movement to realize the dreams of the young generation of Indonesia, including women.

2. Raisa and Isyana Sarasvati - My Imagination

With a discography loved by music enthusiasts, Raisa and Isyana Sarasvati deserve to be included in the ranks of legends in the making in Indonesia. When they announced their collaboration, many believed that this single would be memorable.

Proven true, My Imagination which was released in 2017 became a favorite single among music enthusiasts. Not only because of the big names of the performers, My Imagination became a hit song in that year thanks to its message about appreciating every difference expressed in this 4 minutes and 36 seconds long song.

3. Yura Yunita - Assembling

Kartini is not only for privileged Indonesian women. Through a single titled "Assembling", Yura Yunita delivers a message that dreaming, striving, and creating are also rights for people with disabilities.

This single was released in 2019 as a form of support for people with disabilities to continue inspiring and creating despite limitations. Not only that, this single is also released in a touching music video that involves people with disabilities.

4. Agnez Mo - Flyin' High

The name Agnez Mo cannot be overlooked in this list. As one of Indonesia's representations in the international music scene, Agnez Mo has a series of singles that speak up about gender equality and are relevant to Kartini's spirit.

One of them is the single "Flyin' High" from her self-titled album. The fast-paced music and Agnez's strong vocals reinforce the message for women to keep soaring high and not give up despite being underestimated.

5. Danilla - Junko Furuta

A rising soloist in the Indonesian music scene, Danilla has been vocal about women's rights since the release of her debut album. In her album TELISIK, released in 2014, there is a single titled Junko Furuta, which expresses Danilla's concern about the prevalence of rape cases.

The title of the single, Junko Furuta, is taken from the name of a victim of rape and torture from Japan. Through this single, the singer, affectionately known as Cici, delivers a message to raise awareness about the rights of women.

6. BCL & JFlow - Dance Tonight

There is no doubt that BCL is one of the Indonesian singers who can enchant and deeply feel the love songs she performs. But behind her soothing aura, BCL is also able to deliver songs that are full of positive meanings, such as Dance Tonight.

Dance Tonight is performed by BCL in collaboration with rapper JFlow. In this song, Bunga Citra Lestari ignites the spirit to always be enthusiastic with uplifting lyrics and fast-paced instruments. The spirit displayed in this song is also relevant to the values of Kartini's struggle to always be active in creating.

In the present era, Kartini does not have to fight on the battlefield. Like the musicians above, creating with passion and inspiring many people is one of the fundamental values of Kartini Day, celebrated every April 21st. Happy Kartini Day, KLovers!

(kpl/jef)