About this Song
To encounter Bruno Mars’s work as it circulates through Indonesia is to witness the way sound reshapes itself to fit the landscapes, both physical and cultural, that claim it as their own, far removed from any narrow box that might be used to categorize what it is or what it can mean to the people who carry it with them through daily life. 24K Magic, the sound that anchors this thread of connection, refuses to be pinned to any preexisting genre framework that would limit its reach, its classification as a work outside the standard boundaries of recorded music’s most commonly referenced categories only amplifying its ability to adapt to the ears and lives of everyone who encounters it, no matter what kinds of sounds they have grown up with or what they seek out when they engage with a recording that feels made for them.
24K MagicRanz and Niana
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