Shattering stereotypes: Indonesia’s all-women metal band Voice of Baceprot rocks Glastonbury
- The trio had to battle prejudices and family opposition to become the first Indonesian act to perform at the iconic UK festival
Sporting their signature Vans trainers and hijabs, Voice of Baceprot’s three members rocked the famed festival, which draws around 200,000 fans annually, with their electrifying metal anthems.
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno congratulated the trio, calling their performance a “proud achievement for Indonesia”.
“They are not only the first band from Indonesia, but also the first Indonesian band of young women wearing headscarves playing heavy metal,” he said earlier this week.
Yet the journey to performing at one of the world’s largest music events has not been a smooth ride for the band members, who grew up in a conservative farming town in Garut, West Java.
For years, the trio had to battle deep-rooted stereotypes and prejudices to carve out a space for themselves in Indonesia’s male-dominated metal scene.
