The 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 has toured in Germany, where a song of theirs was remixed by DJ Barbara Morgenstern.Read about 9 more weird bands, including jazz-playing hamsters, here.
The Burka Band is currently inactive due to the lead singer having to move to Pakistan to find singing work, but the drummer, still anonymous and living in Afghanistan, has expressed hope in playing again in the future.
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Monday, November 8, 2010
The Burqa Band
The world is filled with weird bands, but I think that Oddee has found 10 of the weirdest bands that music has ever seen. Take, for instance, the Burqa Band:
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