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| Origin | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2002 (2002)–2010 |
| Labels | Ata Tak |
Musical artist
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 2003. The song came about during a workshop at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in October 2002.[2] Blue-colored burqas, also called “shuttlecock”, are native to Afghanistan and a symbol of Afghan culture.[3]
The group gained some popularity in Europe[citation needed] in the 2000s, and toured in Germany,[4] where one of their songs was remixed by the DJ Barbara Morgenstern.[5] A YouTube video of a performance of theirs has circulated widely.[citation needed] Singing in burqas was a joke, but also necessary to avoid retaliation by religious fanatics, according to Nargiz, a member of the band.[6]
- ^ Ata Tak, Burka-Band “Burka Blue”
- ^ “Burka Blue (Single), by Burka Band”. Burka Band. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ Sherazee, Mahnoor (2014-04-24). “‘The difference between black and blue’“. Dawn. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ “Female Afghan Burqa Band Breaks Barriers – Salem-News.Com”. www.salem-news.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ Female Afghan Burqa Band Breaks Barriers, Salem News, February 24, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. [dead link]
– Burqa Blues Hit the Airwaves Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. News24.com. Accessed May 16, 2007. - ^ Michael Lund and Signe Daugbjerg, “Girl band in burka“, Lnd.dk, no date.
