Burka Band

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| origin = Kabul, Afghanistan

| genre = indie rock

| years_active = {{start date|2002}}–present

| label = Ata Tak

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The Burka Band (or the Blue Burqa Band) is an all-female indie rock band from Kabul, Afghanistan since 2002.Ata Tak, [http://www.atatak.com//e/assets/s2dmain.html?http://www.atatak.com//e/music/eburkaband/eburka.html Burka-Band "Burka Blue"] 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 2002. The group gained some popularity in Europe{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} in the 2000s, and toured in Germany, where one of their songs was remixed by the DJ Barbara Morgenstern.[http://www.salem-news.com/articles/february242007/burqa_band_22407.php Female Afghan Burqa Band Breaks Barriers], Salem News, February 24, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. {{dead link|date=October 2024}}
- [http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Abroad/0,,2-1225-1243_1396602,00.html Burqa Blues Hit the Airwaves] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002851/http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Abroad/0%2C%2C2-1225-1243_1396602%2C00.html |date=October 1, 2007 }}. News24.com. Accessed May 16, 2007.
A YouTube video of a performance of theirs has circulated widely.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Singing in burqas was a joke, but also necessary to avoid retaliation by religious fanatics, according to Nargiz, a member of the band.Michael Lund and Signe Daugbjerg, "[http://www.lnd.dk/burkaband_eng.htm Girl band in burka]", Lnd.dk, no date.

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