Active from 2002 Record label Ata Tak | Genre Alternative/Indie Albums Burka Blue | |
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Similar The Zimmers, Mini Kiss, Barbara Morgenstern, Saskia Von Klitzing, Pyrolator | ||
Blue burqa band no burqa
The Burqa Band (or the Blue Burqa Band) is an all-female indie rock band from Kabul, Afghanistan. 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, "Burqa Blue" and a self-titled album in 2002. The group has gained some popularity in Europe in the 2000s, and have toured in Germany, where a song of theirs was remixed by DJ Barbara Morgenstern. A YouTube video of a performance of theirs has circulated widely. Singing in burka was a joke, but also necessary to avoid retaliation by religious fanatics, according to Nargiz, a member of the band.
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Burka BlueBurka Blue · 2004
No Burka!Burka Blue · 2004
Barbara Morgenstern - Burka BlueBurka Blue · 2004