As more and more female solo artists hit the mainstream the question arises: where are the girl bands? Why aren't they getting the attention they deserve? So to this day “The International Women’s Day”, In honour of girl-only bands that rock harder than the boys, we’re presenting you this exclusive Women In Music -Substantial Female Musicians from India .
Watch Out Boy Bands, here comes the girl groups.
Tetseo Sisters
Say hello to Nagaland’s
hottest cultural export. And they just happen to be sisters. Giving a different
meaning to genre-blending they stand to challenge the sexy girl band stereotype
with weird and wonderful stage looks. The Tetseo sisters have been around the
country trying to bring back the wonderful folk music and traditional fashion
of Nagaland.
The Tetseo Sisters are a group of four talented young sisters who have kept the spirit of the people from those ages alive with their folk music. They hail from Kohima , Nagaland from the chakhesang tribe and sing in their dialect called Chokhri , their music consist of soft melodic tunes mostly accompanied by a one stringed instrument they call a Tati/Heka libuh.
" While it is true that the Northeast have more female bands compared to the rest of the country, we are also yet to make a major impact. In the sphere of music too, women are yet to find their place and we will continue to work against unrealistic expectations but make great music and enjoy ourselves in the process. Why do we have to create gaps and categories like northeast musicians, female musicians, male musicians? Music is music, for all to enjoy. The focus should be on the music and not who is making it. This Women's Day, let's look at fostering an attitude of live and let live! Cheers! Hiyohey! "
They have been together for a long time and have shown great pride and progress in terms of their music , they also sing western songs but the songs which brought them into the limelight was their folk music or Li.
This all girl band is an example of how even in this modern day and age people don’t forget their roots and stick to their culture and their heritage and hence they can be categorized as one of the top all female bands of india.
Genesis of Pink
By this point, We all can agree that the music industry is slowly dying. It's lifespan being diminished by every nasal twang produced by the manufactured pop icons. Every pop icon being as basic as the last one. That's when one decides to search deep in the local music scene.
Being born in an unheard city in an already infamous country, the music scene does not have much variety apart from some cool deathcore acts and a couple of alt rock outfits. Thinking of this, i overheard from somebody of an all girl rock band called Genesis of Pink. Hailing from Gangtok, This Group of 4 have made song that meld the lines of genres, Mixing Power pop with Rap vocals and Do Ballad about love and stuff. They also have a supporting dance group.
The members are all in High school. With 3 songs in their helm, they show no signs of slowing down.
Their 1st song "No one" is a love ballad with some tight vocals,backing Harmonies and a soothing bass line
Their second song "Who are you" has that power pop/alt punk feel with the ferocity of the vocalist and the drums that breathe new life to the song.
Genesis Of Pink are:
Mahima Apchunna Rai- Vocalist/Rhythm guitars
Dechen Gyurmi Zangmu- Lead Guitarist
Annies Pamo Lucksom- Bassist
Shristi Rai- Keyboards.
The Vinyl Records is arguably the most popular and widely known all girls band in the country. The band started back in 2010 while all the members were in their high school overcoming all the gender stereotype of women by stepping out of the world into the music industry. The band is still unsigned but has over scores of shows performed till date that imparts a positive message to the society about gender equality. Today TVR as known by their fans has achieved a massive milestone by featuring themselves in great media medium like Rolling Stone, RSJ, Tehelka, Cosmopolitan, TOI and Marie Claire magazine.
The band is a 4- piece Indie rock band fronted by vocalist Cheyyrian Bark and is based in New Delhi. The band is influenced by bands like C.S.S,The Donnas, Veruca salt, The B52s,The strokes ,Arctic monkey and Sahara Hotnights. The band was originally formed by Banu, Minam and Mithy, all from Arunachal Pradesh later Cheyyrian joined the band. The present line-up of the band is:
Lead Vocalist/keytar: Cheyyrian Bark
“It was mom and dad who forced us into music and what we have today is all because of them.” said Minute of Decay in a recent interview with TNT. How’s that for inspiring? The band has strived all the odd obstacles as an all girl band in a country like ours with the blessing from their parents who encouraged them to get into one. And today they still stands firm as a band by creating unique and rock oriented music. MOD’s lyrics and songs are based on the everyday lives of human. The band has recently uploaded a recording of their cover of the all time favourite “'Knockin' on Heaven's Door”. Click Here to listen
You’ll want to discover these beautiful heroines before all your friends do, trust us. MOD's latest EP 'FINDING BETSY' is now available online. Purchase the Album just at ₹75 Here
The Vinyl Records
The Vinyl Records is arguably the most popular and widely known all girls band in the country. The band started back in 2010 while all the members were in their high school overcoming all the gender stereotype of women by stepping out of the world into the music industry. The band is still unsigned but has over scores of shows performed till date that imparts a positive message to the society about gender equality. Today TVR as known by their fans has achieved a massive milestone by featuring themselves in great media medium like Rolling Stone, RSJ, Tehelka, Cosmopolitan, TOI and Marie Claire magazine.
" India is male dominated. We do face prejudices from time to time but time waits for no one so we have to motivate ourselves and stand for what we like. Hopefully the society was supportive and well enough when we started as a band. A great feeling!
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The band is a 4- piece Indie rock band fronted by vocalist Cheyyrian Bark and is based in New Delhi. The band is influenced by bands like C.S.S,The Donnas, Veruca salt, The B52s,The strokes ,Arctic monkey and Sahara Hotnights. The band was originally formed by Banu, Minam and Mithy, all from Arunachal Pradesh later Cheyyrian joined the band. The present line-up of the band is:
Lead Vocalist/keytar: Cheyyrian Bark
Guitar/vocals: Banu Jini
Bass/vocals: Minam Tekseng
Drums/percussions/vocals: Mithy
Tatak
The Band has recently released their
debut EP titled “Whims” featuring 4 original tracks which can be purchase Here. Expect the unexpected, and
then put these lovely ladies on repeat.
AFFLATUS is an all girl band formed in 2004 in Shillong . Although they don’t have any albums yet (they have one underway) they can be truly categorized as one of the best all girl bands in India.
Afflatus
AFFLATUS is an all girl band formed in 2004 in Shillong . Although they don’t have any albums yet (they have one underway) they can be truly categorized as one of the best all girl bands in India.
They are a rock band influenced by bands like RHCP, Beatles etc and they live up to their music in every way.
Their songs give a new meaning to the word rock, and are somewhat to the indie side ,with awesome powerful vocals and drums.
Their band name itself is a latin word which means divine inspiration and they are one to all the girl bands out there .
Stop whatever you are doing and on this women’s day give this band a listen and you will probably want to hear more..
Minute Of Decay
“It was mom and dad who forced us into music and what we have today is all because of them.” said Minute of Decay in a recent interview with TNT. How’s that for inspiring? The band has strived all the odd obstacles as an all girl band in a country like ours with the blessing from their parents who encouraged them to get into one. And today they still stands firm as a band by creating unique and rock oriented music. MOD’s lyrics and songs are based on the everyday lives of human. The band has recently uploaded a recording of their cover of the all time favourite “'Knockin' on Heaven's Door”. Click Here to listen
" As a band our priority is music, If you are good people respect that if not they don't care.. Looks/appearance is just a plus point, its all about how to carry off but you can get away with it, not in music..."
You’ll want to discover these beautiful heroines before all your friends do, trust us. MOD's latest EP 'FINDING BETSY' is now available online. Purchase the Album just at ₹75 Here
The Inspiration
We asked the girls who are their favorite female musicians and why? Here's what they said:
" We collectively admire artists like Madonna, Beyonce, Rihanna, Shakira, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga.
They are all artists who have created their own persona and continue to inspire and make inroads for women artists around the world." - Tetseo Sisters
" As a band we love css, the donnas, haim, sahara hotnights, etc because they inspire us alot. Every female talent be it music, sports etc inspires us infact. Watching them is something which makes us live up with our dreams." - The Vinyl Records
" Joan Jett, Suzi Quatro and Janis joplin because they made everything special for us. " - Minute of Decay
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