The all-female Nasida Ria band's humorous Islamic pop tunes on serious themes like justice and human rights have caught on. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - At a packed festival in central Jakarta, hijab-clad sexagenarian singer Rien Djamain bursts into an upbeat track about nuclear destruction to a crowd of thousands, mostly young Indonesians.
“O cursed creator of the nuclear bomb, why do you invite the day of judgement?“ she sang on the track “Bom Nuklir”. Originally formed 47 years ago as a Quran recital group, the band now numbers a dozen performers, fusing Arabic and traditional Indonesian dangdut music, which was once thought tacky and dated in cosmopolitan circles.
Riding the wave of Indonesia’s increasingly vibrant music scene, the band’s droll lyrics have gained them a certain notoriety.
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