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The members of Indonesia n band Voice of Baceprot. Drummer Euis Siti Aisyah, lead singer and guitarist Firda Kurnia and bassist Widi Rahmawati. - ST
Britain’s biggest performing arts festival is held for five days in a 364ha site on Worthy Farm in Somerset county, south-western England. The feeling was “overwhelming”, the band members told The Straits Times, attributing their success to a decade of hard work, determination and a loyal fan base. The “baceprot” in the band’s name means noisy, in the members’ native Sundanese language. The 20-somethings aim to make noise, to challenge attitudes and conventions about the music they play and about Muslim women, one song at a time.
Even politicians are fans. In 2021, then Deputy Speaker of the People’s Representative Council Muhaimin Iskandar paid tribute to VoB. “Come on VoB, your hijab is not an obstacle to making music; your voice will shake the whole world,” said Muhaimin, who was a vice-presidential candidate in the recent Indonesian elections in February.
The girls met in 2014 during their secondary school days in their home town of Garut, where they still live with their families. They eventually went from performing covers of hits to writing and composing their own songs, doing most of the recording sessions in Jakarta, a four-hour drive from Garut. Similar threats would be issued from time to time, but the teenagers played on, channelling their angst, fear and distress into music.
Still, it isn’t just about having fun and being on stage. Going against the norm and defying stereotypes are resounding themes in VoB’s music.
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