Three major 2024-2025 collaborations showcase Hindia’s approach to building creative networks across generations and cultures.
“Right Where You Left Me” with eaJ (July 2024): American-Korean artist collaboration that maintains Hindia’s emotional directness while incorporating international indie pop aesthetics. Demonstrates how Indonesian artists can engage global markets without cultural dilution.
“betty” with White Chorus: Indonesian indie collaboration showing how Hindia Collaborative Creativity Hindia's Collaborative Creativity: Building Musical Bridges Across Indonesian Indie Scene
How Baskara Putra's collaborative approach in Hindia projects creates network effects that strengthen the entire Indonesian independent music ecosystem extends to local scene building. The track emerged from Emir sending “three blank tracks” and asking Hindia to choose two—a process that prioritizes creative chemistry over commercial calculation.
“I am a big fan of White Chorus and had been wanting to work with Emir for quite some time. In the middle of last year, I asked him to produce two songs for the mixtape, and one night he sent me three blank tracks and asked me to choose two.”
Hindia interview, 2024
“Jika” cover with Danilla (January 2025): Intergenerational cultural transmission project covering Melly Goeslaw and Ari Lasso’s 1999 classic. More than nostalgia—active cultural archaeology that connects different eras of Indonesian musical expression.
This collaboration pattern reveals Hindia’s understanding that Hindia’s Cultural Authenticity: Grounding Global Resonance in Indonesian Identity Hindia's Cultural Authenticity: Grounding Global Resonance in Indonesian Identity
How Baskara Putra's commitment to cultural authenticity in Hindia's music enables rather than limits international connection, offering a model for global creative expression spreads through networks rather than individual stardom. Each partnership strengthens the broader Indonesian indie ecosystem while expanding his own creative possibilities.
The timing suggests strategic cultural positioning: as Indonesian music gains global recognition, Hindia positions himself as a bridge between local authenticity and international accessibility.