When three hijab-wearing women rocked Australia

Voice of Baceprot is an Indonesian heavy metal band that is famous for the appearance of all its personnel wearing hijab.

Grup band heavy metal asal Indonesia, Voice of baceprot, saat tampil di Croxton, Melbourne. (26/10) Source: Supplied / Dilail Abimanyu

Dilail Abimanyu had the opportunity to talk to the band while they were performing in Croxton, Melbourne.

V.O.B consists of 3 members, namely Marsya as guitarist and vocalist, Sitti as drummer, and Widi as bassist.

The band has performed internationally, including when they performed at one of the world's most famous music festivals in Glastonbury, England

Why should we consider hijab as a barrier? As long as what we do is positive, it's fine.

Marsya, Member of V.O.B

When V.O.B got the chance to perform at SXSW Sydney, they saw the opportunity to tour around Australia.

In this tour, they visited several cities such as Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.

They have launched their first album, "Retas" in 2023. And they plan to launch a new album next year.

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