When they learned they had been accepted, the band they founded, Voice of Baceprot, expressed confusion. This year, the band will be performing at the festival.
We were unaware of the festival’s level of excitement. Lead singer Firdda Marsya Kurnia of the band stated, “We were at a loss for what to do next.
The three knew they would be the first Indonesian band to perform at the biggest music festival in Europe, so the pressure was on. This year’s five-day festival features Coldplay and Dua Lipa as headliners.
On Friday, Marsya, bassist Widi Rahmawati, and drummer Euis Siti Aisyah will play as Voice of Baceprot.
One of the most widely spoken languages in Indonesia is Sundanese, or “baceprot” (pronounced “bah-che-prot”). Its meaning is “noise.”
After ten years at their village school, the three women have gone far.
They have traveled abroad, including in Europe and the US, and have made news worldwide for defying gender and religious standards.
Rage Against the Machine, whose guitarist Tom Morello claimed to have seen one of their movies ten times in a row and was just amazed by it, is among the groups who have commended them. I love Voice of Baceprot, as Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Flea famously tweeted.
