U.S. Muslim punks THE KOMINAS in Bradford
Event date: July 10, 2010 20:00
Tagged as: culture migration social_struggles
Bradford Playhouse, 4-12 Chapel Street, Bradford BD1 5DL
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“Punk rock was my religion,” their founder Aki Nawaz says. “To some people it’s quite blasphemous, but to me there was a connection between the rebellious philosophy of punk and Islam. All religions began with non-conformity towards the status quo — for me that is the foundation of punk. All this is in Islam, which encourages individual rebellion in the face of many wrongs.”
THE KOMINAS + a screening of THIS IS TAQWACORE (film to be confirmed)Sunday 10th July
at the Bradford Playhouse, 4-12 Chapel Street, Little Germany, Bradford BD1 5DLAdmission £3
In a last minute confirmation, the exciting, ambitious US Muslim punk band THE KOMINAS will be playing at Bradford this Sunday, the 10th July; direct from their performance at London's South Bank Centre. Kominas' funk-infused Bollywood songs have been on rotation on the BBC, and they are a key member of the Taqwacore movement, a genre of punk music dealing with Islam and its culture, originally conceived in Michael Muhammad Knight's 2003 novel, The Taqwacores. The name is a portmanteau of hardcore and the Arabic word Taqwa, which is usually translated as "piety" or the quality of being "God-fearing", and thus roughly denotes fear and love of the divine. The Kominas have been convered by the Guardian, CNN and others: click here to read about them. Doors open at 8pm and before the band play, the space will be set up for discussion and, to be confirmed, a screening of the film This Is Taqwacore. The band will play at around 930pm, and entry is £3.
WANT TO LISTEN? Check out their MYSPACE page here for Kominas tracks.
Subject to availability we will also be showing the new documentary This is Taqwacore. Apologies for not being able to confirm as yet, this is a last minute addition, but come down for the band and you may be able to see a film aswell - if the film is unavailable, discussion and debate will be held before the band play about the Taqwacore movement, punk and Islam.
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Contact email: adam@bradfordplayhouse.co.uk
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