Guess What? Vina Panduwinata<\/p>\n
Pop star Vina Panduwinata failed to hide her devastation at
\nthe death of senior musician Charles Hutagalung on Monday.<\/p>\n
Charles, the lead singer of the Mercy's, a rock group popular
\nin the 1970s, died of a stroke at age 52.<\/p>\n
\"It's bad that he died young -- he was 10 years my senior.
\nWhat a loss!\" she told The Jakarta Post by telephone.<\/p>\n
The mother of one who has recently released an album Bawa Daku
\n(Take Me Along) lamented the bad luck that has befallen
\nIndonesian veteran artists who have toiled for the profession but
\nwhose works have not received due appreciation from the music
\nindustry.<\/p>\n
Vina suggested there should be a kind of foundation that
\noversees medical funds for veteran artists to reduce their
\nfinancial burden in old age.<\/p>\n
\"Some of us have initiated a fund-raising for artists' welfare
\nwhile (art activist) Chandra Darusman has been campaigning for
\nprotection of musicians' intellectual rights,\" she said.<\/p>\n
\"There are many things we can do to correct the situation but,
\nabove all, the law on intellectual property rights should be
\nproperly enforced.\" (bby)<\/p>",
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