Sporting shaved heads, tattoo-covered torsos and leather boots, hundreds of Malaysian skinheads converged on Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur over the weekend for full-throated live music performances.
Held at Chin Woo Stadium, the concert featured 18 live bands from Malaysia and Singapore during the festival called This is Oi! Kuala Lumpur Skinhead Gathering Party.
The skinhead movement first emerged among working-class youth in Britain in the 1960s as a way to project anti-establishment, anti-hippy sentiment, but avoiding politics and race.
Compared with other their Western counterparts, Malaysia tiny skinhead community is relatively tame, but is still frowned upon by Islamic authorities. – January 28, 2018.
A Malaysian skinhead making his way to a gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.A Malaysian skinhead attending a live music performance during skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.Malaysian skinheads dance during a live music performance at skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.A Malaysian skinhead wearing hijab at a live music performance in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.A skinhead being lifted up by other concertgoers at a live music performance during skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.A Malaysian skinhead at a live music performance during gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.Malaysian skinheads greeting each other at a skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.Malaysian fans attend the live music performance during a skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.A Malaysian skinhead reacts during a live music performance at skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.Malaysian skinheads pose during a live music performance at skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.Malaysian skinheads gather during a live music performance at a skinhead gathering in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 28, 2018.
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