Stirring hearts and shredding guitars, Indonesia’s Voice of Baceprot (often abbreviated to VoB) are one of the most exciting rock bands on the planet. Jay Mitra spoke with the girls via Zoom about what success means to them, some of the challenges they’ve faced and how their school counsellor introduced them to metal music. Their advice for other Muslim musicians struggling against the stigma of playing rock? “Be brave and be yourself.”
Watch and listen to the full chat here:
Jemima Mitra is punk poet born in India but raised in Hull. She is a Literature tutor and student, founding member of No Larkin About and the founder of the Word Journeys with Under 30s, poetry open mic in Hull.
