It's their biggest dream to perform live in concert but they doubt Bahrain is ready for two girls jamming and playing rock and heavy metal on stage.
So at night, 30-year-old "Emz" and 23-year-old "Dyaz", who make up the duo of the Bahraini band Scarlet Tear, bring out the guitar and jam in secret at home.
The next morning, the nose piercings come off and jeans and casual T-shirts are exchanged for slick corporate wear and BlackBerries at work.
Step by step they hope to become Bahrain's first recognized all-female rock band, fighting the taboo and stigma surrounding their music genre and non-mainstream female musicians in their country.
"We want to prove to people that if girls want to do something they can, especially if they put their mind into it. We want to be the first out there and influence others to do the same. If you like something, go along with it and do it," Emz told Babylon & Beyond over the phone from Bahrain. She says that there are no non-mainstream female musicians in Bahrain who publicly announce that they play music.
Scarlet Tear started off in 2009 with Dyaz on vocals and Emz on guitar (neither of them wanted to have their real names published). Their songs range from the darker side of hardcore heavy metal, captured in the song "Scarlet Tears," to softer grunge and rock tunes echoed in the track "Shades of Trees."
Read more at: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/08/bahrain-.html
It's their biggest dream to perform live in concert but they doubt Bahrain is ready for two girls jamming and playing rock and heavy metal on stage.
So at night, 30-year-old "Emz" and 23-year-old "Dyaz", who make up the duo of the Bahraini band Scarlet Tear, bring out the guitar and jam in secret at home.
The next morning, the nose piercings come off and jeans and casual T-shirts are exchanged for slick corporate wear and BlackBerries at work.
Step by step they hope to become Bahrain's first recognized all-female rock band, fighting the taboo and stigma surrounding their music genre and non-mainstream female musicians in their country.
"We want to prove to people that if girls want to do something they can, especially if they put their mind into it. We want to be the first out there and influence others to do the same. If you like something, go along with it and do it," Emz told Babylon & Beyond over the phone from Bahrain. She says that there are no non-mainstream female musicians in Bahrain who publicly announce that they play music.
Scarlet Tear started off in 2009 with Dyaz on vocals and Emz on guitar (neither of them wanted to have their real names published). Their songs range from the darker side of hardcore heavy metal, captured in the song "Scarlet Tears," to softer grunge and rock tunes echoed in the track "Shades of Trees."
Read more at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/08/bahrain-.html
Hear 2 tracks here:
http://www.myspace.com/scarlettearbh