Trigger Warning
This feature article may contain sensitive topics such as abuse, sexual harassment, trauma and related discussions. Reader discretion is advised.
Some contemporary issues may not have been voiced out louder enough that artists have to stand and pick up their guitars or drums to amplify awareness—and that’s what the four-member band Samskara is exactly doing with their newest release, “Dyaryo”.
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Mumei, a 19-year-old band member from Baliwag, Bulacan said in an interview with The Chronicle that though he’s a person who goes through the same problems as anybody, he finds the topics of abuse and trauma as topics that are not sung about enough. In their newest single, he explains that this track is their protest against abuse, and their stand along with those who went through the similar horrible experiences of it.
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“For ‘Dyaryo’, it was more or less based off of my personal experiences with abuse,” he said, reflecting on his grief towards victims of abuse. Instead of writing sugarcoated lyrics, Samskara’s track is more of an in-the-face song about the dirty and cruel reality of imposing trauma to others through sexual harassment. He considers the track to be a voice to others and a call out to the perpetrators.
“Usually I write songs in English but I wanted this particular track to be raw, telling and vulgar, and what's more vulgar than using my own native language to yell at rapists am I right?” — Mumei, Samskara
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Samskara is one among Filipino bands who use their platform and artistry to reveal unfiltered truth about issues that may be deemed taboo by the general public.
“Dyaryo” is out now on major streaming platforms.