#taqbir

[queerafricans]

Taqbir are a post punk band who encourage and empower North African women to be themselves. Growing up in Morocco, pursuing the simple pleasures of freedom of self-expression – especially through the production of non-censored music – could cost you your life.

Following the release of their debut studio EP Victory Belongs To Those Who Fight For A Right Cause, Moroccan punks Taqbir speak with Laviea Thomas about their search for freedom

[thisismedancingx]

Taqbir / Haram at tv eye nyc 02-23-24

[omegaremix]

Taqbir: Taqbir

[itdoesabitthough]

Taqbir ruled so hard

[hate5sixofficial]

Taqbir 2024-02-24 The First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

[justlikearcadiaa]

Taqbir @ Trans Pecos

NYC, February 2024

[shinugodda]

taqbir

[bandcampsnoop]

10/29/23.

Taqbir must be great. My physical release snobbishness usually makes me not want to buy a 4th pressing. I want the first...maybe the 2nd. But I went ahead and bought this. This has two things going for it: (1) It has the motorik guitar and drum punk sound that I love (see recent post for Waldo Faldo which also mentioned Ausmuteants) and (2) It's punk from a country I don't associate with punk.

Taqbir is a Tangier, Morocco band that bring the intensity and sneering attitude I want in my punk. I get that without sacrificing the melody. "Victory Belongs To Those Who Fight For A Right Cause" is an amazing title to a fantastic 4-song 7" punk explosion. I will also readily admit that I was drawn to music described as "four short vomits of anti-religious sentiment made music. Sang in Moroccan Arabic Taqbir’s lyrics are irreverent, careless outburst of anger towards an extremely patriarchal oppressive place."

Not at all surprising that this is released by London label La Vida Es Un Mus.