Mahsa's energy
Jul 15, 12:51 PM
"This blues song is dedicated to Mahsa Amini (1999-2022). Mahsa was a young Kurdish women who was visiting her brother in Iran, when she was severely beaten for not conforming to the strict Islamic dress code. She died several days later in a hospital in Tehran, Iran.
"I took the protest chants (that occurred later in Paris) and divided them into two tracks. The first chant occurs at the beginning of the track and cuts off abruptly, signaling the lack of respect for Mahsa's life. I decided to construct a blues style song as that music is connected to protest and social movements in the United States (especially among African American cultures). At the end of the track, a second protest chant fades in, but this time the voices are not cut off. The voices reverberate like an echo. Thus, the ending signifies that Mahsa's life was not in vain and her energy carries on in others. Her energy certainly propelled this music.
"I hope this song can make people more aware of Mahsa Amini and her unjustified death."
Paris protest reimagined by Back Channel Project (Frank Ferraro).
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration
"I took the protest chants (that occurred later in Paris) and divided them into two tracks. The first chant occurs at the beginning of the track and cuts off abruptly, signaling the lack of respect for Mahsa's life. I decided to construct a blues style song as that music is connected to protest and social movements in the United States (especially among African American cultures). At the end of the track, a second protest chant fades in, but this time the voices are not cut off. The voices reverberate like an echo. Thus, the ending signifies that Mahsa's life was not in vain and her energy carries on in others. Her energy certainly propelled this music.
"I hope this song can make people more aware of Mahsa Amini and her unjustified death."
Paris protest reimagined by Back Channel Project (Frank Ferraro).
Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration.
For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration