Rock Paper Scissors are ‘Mindfunck’d’
05 Jun 2014, 5:30 PM
Sarah Harvey
Rising stars Rock Paper Scissors have shown that through a combination of talent and hard work just about anything is possible, as they officially launched their first album ‘Mindfunck’d’ last night (Wednesday).
The album launch ceremony at Breakwater café in Male’ was attended by the band’s fans, friends and family as well as special guest dignitaries including former President Mohamed Nasheed, and Villimalé MP Ahmed Nihan – who bought a CD and gifted it to Nasheed before buying CDs for everyone else attending the album launch.
The band consists of some of the Maldives’ brightest new talent, fighting to make a name for themselves on an incipient local music scene – Akif Rafeeq, Ismail Adil, Munavvaru Ibrahim, and Yasbiq Ismail.
Rock Paper Scissors first received recognition when they were declared winners of the 2009 Maldives Breakout Festival which led to several gigs not just on home turf but also internationally – including a showcase at the O2 Arena in London, England, and as the headline act at the Malaysia Breakout Festival 2010, spurring on the band to follow their dream of creating an album.
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