Jakarta, Oct. 10 -- Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa stated that music has become one of the main attractions featured in the calendar of events known as Kharisma Event Nusantara (KEN).

"Music is one of the events we are presenting in KEN. We aim to position regional and ethnic music as a tourism attraction in Indonesia," Puspa said during a discussion at the 2025 Indonesian Music Conference (KMI) here on Friday.

KEN is a flagship program by the Ministry of Tourism designed to boost visitor numbers across Indonesia through culture-based events, including music performances.

This year, KEN features 110 curated events across 38 regions, highlighting local wisdom as the main attraction.

According to her, the 2023 KEN program attra...