Burka Band
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Burka Band (or the Blue Burqa Band) is an all-female indie rock band from Kabul, Afghanistan since 2002.[1] They perform anonymously, all of the members wearing burqas in an apparent protest against the Taliban's rules regarding Islamic dress. They released a single, "Burka Blue" and a self-titled album in 2002. The group gained some popularity in EuropeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". in the 2000s, and toured in Germany, where one of their songs was remixed by the DJ Barbara Morgenstern.[2] A YouTube video of a performance of theirs has circulated widely.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Singing in burqas was a joke, but also necessary to avoid retaliation by religious fanatics, according to Nargiz, a member of the band.[3]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Ata Tak, Burka-Band "Burka Blue"
- ↑ Female Afghan Burqa Band Breaks Barriers, Salem News, February 24, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Burqa Blues Hit the Airwaves Template:Webarchive. News24.com. Accessed May 16, 2007. - ↑ Michael Lund and Signe Daugbjerg, "Girl band in burka", Lnd.dk, no date.
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".