Can't play audio in Android device - android

I want to make something like this :
<audio controls>
<source src="media/blablabla.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"></source>
</audio>
I run my app on local host :8080/console and it worked (The music can played). But when I run that apps on my device, the music can't played.
My Device OS is Android 4.1.2

See this question for an answer: IBM Worklight 6.1 - Unable to play a local media file using Cordova
Copy-paste of my answer:
... for playing a local media file, you need to provide the full path
to the media file's location where it'll be in the generated Android
project. For example, if you create a common\audio folder in the
Worklight application and place a .mp3 file in it, you need to use the
following path (in the HTML or JavaScript, or however you'd like...):
Play Audio
Sample project: Android Cordova Media API

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