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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 20. Shapour Bakhtiar Interlude
Shapour Bakhtiar, an Iranian political scientist, writer and the last Prime Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. From his speech on the Iranian constitution...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 19. Soraya Fallah feat. Omeed Rafizadeh -...
Soraya Fallah is a human rights activist of Kurdish origin. She was imprisoned in Iran four times, and tortured so severely that she miscarried in solitary confinement. Omeed Rafizadeh has an Iranian...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 18. Fared Shafinury - Yare Dabestani
Fared Shafinury is a critically acclaimed composer, vocalist, setarist, and multi-instrumentalist classically trained in Western music and Iranian classical music. He morphs the ancient sound of...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 17. Haale - The Voice
Haale is a NY-born singer and composer. She wrote 'The Voice' after the murder of Neda Aga Soltan on June 20, 2009 during the post-election protests. "Neda's name means the call or the voice in Farsi....
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 16. Bahareh Hedayat - Blood of Flowers
Bahareh Hedayat is an Iranian student activist and campaigner for women's rights. She was arrested on July 9, 2007. On August 9, 2007 she was released on bail. She was again arrested and released in...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 15. Lia Rose - Phase Two
Lia Rose is a San Francisco-based indie singer and songwriter who would sing this song at benefit shows for the three American hikers, Sarah, Shane, and Josh, who were imprisoned in Iran for two years....
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 14. Sarah Shourd - It's Your Turn
Sarah Shourd is a writer, musician and international solidarity activist. She was captured by Iranian forces along an unmarked border between Iran and Iraq in July 2009 and was held in solitary...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 13. Mohsen Namjoo - Hamrah Sho Aziz
Mohsen Namjoo is an Iranian artist, songwriter, singer, music scholar and setar (traditional Persian lute) player based in California. His unique music style resembles a patchwork of Persian classical...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 12. Bahaisonthemic - Siyabonga
Bahaisonthemic are a South African collective who went into the studio just to record a song for this album. “This song is about overcoming and giving thanks to all those who struggled and suffered to...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 11. Rana Farhan - Iran
Rana Farhan blends classical Persian poetry with contemporary jazz and blues. Her song was inspired by the protests in the streets of Iran after the disputed 2009 elections. www.ranafarhan.comرعنا...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 10. Shirin Ebadi Interlude
Speech by Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi titled "Iran Awakening: Human Rights Women and Islam" at Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice and the School of Law at the University of San Diego....
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 9. Masoud Bwisri - Dababat
Masoud Bwisri became a known worldwide during the start of the uprising when he joined the front lines with his guitar, playing a machine guns and rocket launchers were blasted around him. He gave us...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 8. Ayla Nereo - Darkest Light
Ayla Nereo is a poet and musician from Oakland, CA. She wrote and recorded this song specifically for the Azadi mixtape. "This song is a prayer of support for those who have been silenced and...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 7. Revolution of the Mind - Die for My People
Revolution of the Mind is a hiphop due from California. Sheik, born in Iran, reflects the realities of revolution and exile through powerful and refined lyricism. He and Dfi formed Revolution of the...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 6. Desmond Tutu Interlude
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate, shared this message in support for Global Day of Action. This day included 110 rallies around the world in solidarity with the Iranian uprising....
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 5. Excentrik feat. Narcycist - A Piece......
Excentrik is a Palestinian-American producer, composer and mc from San Francisco, CA. The Narcicyst is an Iraqi-Canadian journalist and mc. Their song "Piece Dies" is inspired by "every instance of...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 4. Kiosk - Dasht e Sabz
Kiosk was founded as an underground band in 2003 in Tehran, Iran, by Arash Sobhani. Like many other bands in Iran, they had to set up their studios in the underground basements of friends and families,...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 3. Abjeez - Biyaa/Come On
Abjeez - Abjee is Persian slang for "sister," and that's what Safoura and Melody Safavi are - together with four musicians and a sound engineer they make up a world pop band that aims to break down...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 2. Rush and MC Amin - Makshoufeen
Karim Adel Eissa aka Rush is one of three members of the Egyptian hip-hop group Arabian Knightz. MC Amin is an Egyptian solo emcee. Their song is about the misuse of Islam in politics. More...
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Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran: 1. Salome MC - Drunk Shah, Drunk Elder
Salome Mc is the first female rapper in Iran, a multimedia artist and educator. Her song features a speech by Ayatollah Taleghani and a chorus embellished by "Taqi Bahar's" poetry. "It's the voice of...
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