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Kartika Jahja is better known by her nickname, Tika. She is an independent singer-songwriter with the band Tika and The Dissidents as well as an activist on the issue of gender and sexuality. Outside of music and activism, she is also a published writer, actress, and entrepreneur. In November 2016, she made the list of "BBC 100 Women" which is a list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the globe.

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Kartika Jahja
Born	(1980-12-19) 19 December 1980 (age 41) Jakarta
Nationality	Indonesia
Other names	Tika

Life

Jahja was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 19, 1980.

Activism

Her song lyrics always had a political nuance but Tika's involvement in activism became more focused on issues of gender and sexuality in 2013.[1] With fellow activists she organized the Indonesian chapter of the global movement "One Billion Rising". That same year, she came out about being a survivor of sexual violence in the media, resulting in many women coming to her publicly and privately to share their similar experiences. Tika took time off music to become a social caretaker for victims of gender based violence from 2013 to 2015. In August 2015, she and Dr. Rebekah Moore founded Yayasan Bersama Project, a foundation aimed at promoting gender justice through mediums of music, arts, and pop culture. Tika is also an active member of female collectives Kolektif Betina and Mari Jeung Rebut Kembali.

Other career

Other than music, Tika is also an entrepreneur, writer, and actress. She owns a café called KEDAI, where she designed the interior using leftover recycled materials. The café is dedicated to promoting local Indonesian coffee. KEDAI is also featured in many publications, including CNN.

As a freelance writer, her pieces have been published in several print media, both Indonesian and other countries. From 2009 to 2011, she also had a weekly column named Street Smart in the Jakarta Post where she highlights Jakarta’s lifestyle from an ironically humorous point of view.

As an actress, Tika have starred in feature films directed by Paul Agusta and Joko Anwar, as well as in a theatre production titled SUBVERSIF which was an adaptation of Ibsen's Enemy of The State.

Discography

Albums

• Frozen Love Songs (2005)
• Defrosted Love Songs (2006)
• The Headless Songstress (2009)
• MERAH (2016)

Compilations

• Thank You and Good Night Mother – "Saddest Farewell" (Original Soundtrack – Green Studio, 2005)
• 9 Naga – "Asa" (Original Soundtrack - Warner Music Indonesia, 2005)
• Berbagi Suami - "Bengawan Solo" (Original Soundtrack – Aksara Records, 2006)
• Mesin Waktu: Teman-Teman Menyanyikan Lagu Naif - "Dia Adalah Pusaka Seluruh Umat Manusia Yang Ada di Seluruh Dunia" (A Tribute Compilation – Aksara Records, 2007)
• Seruan Indonesia – "Mayday" (Indonesian artists in support of Make Trade Fair, 2007)
• Dead Time: Kala – "Manderlay" (Original Soundtrack – Black Morse Records, 2007)
• Pintu Terlarang – "Home Safe" (Original Soundtrack – Lifelike Records, 2009)

Collaborations

• Dawai Damai – Agrikulture- "New Day" (Aquarius Musikindo, 2007)

Filmography

• Anniversary Gift (2008)
• Pintu Terlarang (2009)
• At the Very Bottom of Everything (2009)
• SUBVERSIF (2014)

References

[1] [2]

External links

• imdb.com
• http://magdalene.co/news-516-bringing-equality-to-music-industry-a-collaborative-project.html Archived 19 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• https://koalisiseni.or.id/anggota/kartika-jahja/
• Lompatan Kreativitas Kartika Jahja^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]} .Journal Nasional. 2 Januari 2010
• KARTIKA JAHJA: THE HEADLESS SONGSTRES .Jakarta Post. 25 Juli 2009
• KARTIKA JAHJA HAPUSKAN TERMINOLOGI "INDIE"! Diarsipkan 2011-06-15 di Wayback Machine. .Pikiran Rakyat.
• Pemberontakan Tika Diarsipkan 2010-01-02 di Wayback Machine. .Tempo Interaktif. 27 Desember 2009
• https://majalah.tempo.co/konten/2016/04/18/LU/150530/Membela-dengan-Nyanyi-dan-Aksi/08/45
• https://www.google.co.id/?ion=1&espv=2#q=kartika%20jahja%20bersama%20project
• http://www.rappler.com/indonesia/125121-kartika-jahja-tubuh-perempuan

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