(from left) Elma Dalipi,14, Silvia Sinani, 24, Dijana Ferhatovic, 18, Zlata Ristic, 27, Zivka Ferhatovic, 20 and Selma Dalipi, 14 are the members of the Pretty Loud band, who use music to preach women's empowerment within their community. Photos: AP/Marko Drobnjakovic
Their songs are about "women chained” in abuse witnessed by generations, or teenage brides being forced into marriage by their fathers. And they tell women to seek love, fight back and stand up for their right to be equal with men.
A female Roma band in Serbia is using music to preach women's empowerment within their community, challenging some deeply rooted traditions and centuries-old male domination.
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