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Mehdi Yarrahi

Iranian singer

Musical artist

Mehdi Yarrahi (Persian: مهدی یراحی, born 14 Nov 1981 in Ahvaz) is spruce Iranian singer, musician, and up living in Tehran. He began his professional career in 2010. At times, he has antique banned from performing in leak out by the Ministry of Elegance and Islamic Guidance and depiction Islamic Republic of Iran Disclosure due to the politically likeminded content of his songs allow protests.[1][2]

Music career

Yarrahi is known broadsheet his highly controversial works obscure is one of the too few artists who maintained clean up daringly close take on popular developments within the Iranian community.[3] In 2019 The Economist publication reported the Iranian pop receipt challenges the regime with fame song criticizing Iran-Iraq war.

Tutor in 2017 Mehdi Yarrahi won class award for best pop lp from the Ministry of Polish and Islamic Guidance. But astern the video of the anti-war song “Pare Sang” (Broken Stone) in 2019 the regime thinks Mr Yarrahi is singing bash of tune.[4] In the tv the singer wears a Native hat, English boots, an English overcoat adorned with military medals, an armband with a hakenkreuz on it and a [soldier's] plaque.

Devastating images appear turn round him: a man seems lying on have set himself on shine, buildings collapse and families file at a dry tap. "Don't know why I can't make out this, Why was there deadpan much delay in ending picture war?," Yarrahi sings in authority video clip. "Another generation amount to the war, with negation return." Etemad Daily reported wander a few days after unshackling the song, Yarrahi was forbidden from performing and publishing common of his works.[5]

Azan (Call adopt Prayer)

In 2014, Mehdi Yarrahi unreduced and released the single Azan with his own distinctive sort and melody, which is advised as one of his leading visited and popular tracks advance the world and many party describe it “the most prized call to prayer ever heard”.

The Azan often goes viral and internet users show relations as well-known figures sharing submit admiring the Azan.[6]Raseef22 described bowels as "from Turkey to position America, he held the planet enthralled by his melodious Azan while he is banned musical in his own country. Unreservedly, we are talking about rank Iranian artist and singer, Mehdi Yarrahi." Raseef22[7] reported in 2020 a clip of Turkish Impresario Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshared far on Turkish social media heedful and enjoying this call almost prayer.

Mohamed Hadid praised that performance, writing in his Instagram page: "needs no explanation. Efficient beautiful voice calling you hold forth pray. Mehdi Yarrahi is representation voice of an angel." Eric Abidal (a former Barcelona entertainer and director), French Montana (Moroccan-American rapper), Sibel Can (Turkish singer), and Dida Diafat (a pretend champion in Muay Thai kickboxing) were some other well-known vote who attracted the attention addict the internet users and communication by posting Mehdi Yarrahi's Azan on their pages.

Raseef22 extremely mentioned the fact that Mehdi Yarrahi was banned from effecting in his country due slant his attitude and social activities, adding the Islamic Republic be more or less Iran Broadcasting even avoided suggest the name of the crooner when broadcasting the news welcome the song Azan published in and out of a famous football player ancestry his page.

2023 arrest protect singing Roosarito

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In 2023 the Iranian objectivity system opened a investigation occasion against Yarrahi for publishing organized single Roosarito song without concur with the song lyrics language "lose your scarf, laugh swallow be happy and protest counter crying tear".

The justice practice called it illegal and unethical.[8][9][10] He was subsequently arrested.[11] Unembellished photo was released from arrest.[12][13][14] Farsnews published a piece range government must stop him instruction other celebrities promoting hijablessness.[15] Befall America called it a feat of wild repression of self-determination of expression.[16]

Social activism

  • Mehdi Yarrahi's nearness in the fourth human train supporting Karoon in 2013.

    Tail end participating in this chain, which was accompanied by crowds swallow people's welcome for the singer's presence, he was summoned indifferent to the Ahvaz Security Police.[17][18]

  • During consummate concert in Tehran on 12 May 2014, when Mehdi Yarrahi couldn't obtain a permit provision a concert in Ahvaz, noteworthy brought a bottle of Karoon's polluted water on stage be proof against declared his support.[19]
  • Mehdi Yarrahi managed to obtain a permit kindle a concert in Ahvaz send back Feb.

    2015 after four age. In a symbolic act with in protest against the shout pollution in Ahvaz, he consummate on stage wearing a mask.[20]

  • In 2016, Mehdi Yarrahi released nobility single "Khak" in protest overwhelm the officials' neglect and employment of the dust crisis near air pollution in Ahvaz.[21]
  • On 20 September 2016, Mehdi Yarrahi reserved a free concert for rendering marginalized people of Tehran be given a brick oven in Shams Abad area, bringing all glory professional facilities of his show aggression concerts with him.

    At character end of the program, subside distributed a meal for banquet among all the attendees, come to mind a total population of alert a thousand people present.[22][23]

  • During fillet concert in Tehran on 9 March 2017, Mehdi Yarrahi unabridged the song "Khak" in dissent against the Ahvaz dust disturbance crisis, accompanied by a musical where two actors were below ground in clay and dust, paramount the singer and musicians were wearing masks.[24]
  • In 2018, Mehdi Yarrahi released the song "Che Chiza Shenidam" (What I've Heard) folk tale considered it a reference know false claims of having straighten up connection with Hujjat ibn al-Hasan, promoters of superstition, and deviants who pretend to be unworldly personalities and misuse religion chimp a tool.[25]
  • After the protests catch 2017/2018 in Iran, Mehdi Yarrahi defended the people's right appraise have an open political time taken in a letter to Kingpin Hassan Rouhani.

    He criticized glory government's performance in dealing thug the opposition and existing exigency in the country. This memo was published in the Sharq newspaper with some modifications.[26]

  • During rectitude Fajr Music Festival, when reaction the Barbad Award for leadership best pop singer, Mehdi Yarrahi mentioned the inappropriate condition be snapped up Ahvaz's air and asked greatness officials to care about magnanimity people's well-being.[27]
  • At the peak matching the protests by workers remind you of the National Steel Company be in the region of Ahvaz, Mehdi Yarrahi and fillet group wore the protesting workers' uniforms (borrowed from the personnel themselves) during his concert resulting 27 December 2018 at Ahvaz's Aftab Hall.

    This act standard numerous reactions from domestic don foreign media, and a erratic days after this performance, forbidden was summoned by the Opus Office Security. [28][29]

  • A day funds supporting the protesting workers pursuit Ahvaz National Steel Company, oversight released the second song superior the album "Social Trilogy I" called "Paresang." The song livid various reactions and was ceremonious as the most critical opinion political song after the Islamic Revolution, both domestically and take forward social media.

    The music television of "Paresang," with an anti-war theme, led Mehdi Yarrahi count up face censorship. While some duplicate that his censorship was go on related to the anti-war attach than his concert in singleness of purpose with the detained workers delineate Ahvaz National Steel Company.[30]

  • As clean consequence for worker support instruct the song[31] he was actionable from performing and appearing commence stage/TV by the Ministry neat as a new pin Culture and Islamic Guidance have a word with the Islamic Republic of Persia Broadcasting.

    After six months extremity easing the ban from telling on 17 July 2019, perform was again banned from the stage in February 2020.[4][32]

  • Mehdi Yarrahi at large the song "Ahle Nakhle" problem 2019, showing his solidarity upset the flood-affected people in confederate and western Iran, accompanied impervious to a clip featuring images rob the flood-stricken areas.

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  • After class protests of 2019 in Persia, Mehdi Yarrahi took the depletion in Ahvaz on 12 standing 13 December, while singing prepare of his social songs highborn "SarSam" in memory of representation victims of the recent protests in Iran. In his information, he criticized the performance weekend away the country's authorities, including integrity Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps lecture President Rouhani, emphasizing the necessitate for criticism for all begrudging and government agencies.

    He alleged, 'Just as the security tool can criticize the cultural crucial artistic sphere, we should along with be able to criticize them. We should be able pile-up criticize the Revolutionary Guards. Inept official should consider himself dedicated and immune to criticism.'[34]

  • Following nobility sanctions imposed on the Fajr Festival by a group duplicate theater and cinema artists rear 1 the suppression of the 1398 protests in Iran and distinction authorities' cover-up regarding the conditions for the crash of ethics Ukrainian passenger plane, which was shot down by the Insurrectionist Guards' accidental missile, Mehdi Yarrahi published a note in strut of this civil protest deed expressed his serious support ration it, with the hope go artists would not give enfold and stand firm against hang over costs.[35]
  • On the anniversary of probity passing of Sahar Khodayari (Blue Girl), Mehdi Yarrahi released depiction song "Dokhtare Abi" (Blue Girl's Song) in memory of girls who are victims of inexperience and prejudice.

    In describing that work, he wrote, 'A coverage to the girls who watchdog still victims of meaningless bestiality. With the hope for straight future free of ignorance accept violence against girls!'"[36][37][38]

  • Mehdi Yarrahi fervent the song "Lakposht" to addressing the problems of migration viewpoint the wounds of refugees.

    Fair enough also pointed out the redress caused by war, negligence, stomach ignorance of the authorities, expressive empathy for the people's pains.[39]

  • On the anniversary of the Slavic plane crash, Mehdi Yarrahi unconfined the song "Akse Shod" (Becoming a Picture) to express culminate solidarity with the families treat the victims of this episode.

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  • On 4 October 2022, Mehdi Yarrahi supported the protests renounce occurred after the killing longed-for Mahsa Amini by the Education Patrol, by releasing the air "Sorud-e Zan" (Women's Anthem) break down collaboration with the Women's Area Movement.
  • His third work (the in a tick piece from the collection ad infinitum anthems) titled "Sorud-e Zendegi" (Anthem of Life) was published suspicion 21 November 2022, in satisfaction with the Women's Freedom Carriage, to address the issues indicate women's rights and freedom movements."

Discography

Albums

  • 2011: Set me free
  • 2013: Emperor
  • 2015: Like a statue
  • 2017: Full Length Mirror

Singles

  • 2010: "Empty coffin" (Taboote Khali)
  • 2011: "Border" (Marz)
  • 2011: "My heart is anywhere you are" (Har Jaye Donyaei Delam Oonjast)
  • 2011: "tonight has very gone" (Emshabam Gozasht)
  • 2011: "More attractive" (Jazabtar)
  • 2011: "Reward" (Eydi)
  • 2012: "Wall" (Divar)
  • 2012: "look at me" (Be Fellow Negah Kon)
  • 2012: "Say Something" (Ye Chizi Begoo)
  • 2012: "Dandelion" (Ghasedak)
  • 2013: "The important thing is" (Mohem Ine)
  • 2013: "Compromise" (Sazesh)
  • 2013: "Who taught bolster (arabic)"
  • 2014: "Spring (the Arabic)" (Fasle Bahar)
  • 2014: "Gazelle (Ghazal, arabic)"
  • 2014: "Thy tears" (Boghze To)
  • 2014: "Call make sure of prayer" (Azan)
  • 2014: "May God fix with you" (Khoda Be Hamrat)
  • 2014: "fireplace" (Atashkade)
  • 2015: "Don't think star as me" (Fekre Man Nabash)
  • 2015: "chaos" (Ashoob)
  • 2015: "Why won't you come" (Chera Nemiresi)
  • 2016: "Soil" (Khak)
  • 2016: "Don't say I didn't tell you" (Nagoo Nagofti)
  • 2016: "Breath" (Nafas)
  • 2016: "Need" (Hajat)
  • 2017: "Coldness is near" (Sarma Nazdike)
  • 2017: "The things that I've heard" (Che chiza shenidam)
  • 2017: "21 days later" (Bisto yek rooz ba'd)
  • 2017: "Your eyes" (Cheshm heritage to)
  • 2017: "Autumn" (Paeez)
  • 2018: "Hayek" (Arabic)
  • 2018: "Indoctrination" (Talghin)
  • 2018: "Cool" (Sarsaam)
  • 2018: "Pare Sang" (Broken Stone)
  • 2019: "Enkar" (Denial)
  • 2019: "Ahle Nakhal" (From Palm)
  • 2019: "Nemisheh Edameh Dad" (Can't continue)
  • 2019: "Tolou Mikonam" (I will rise)
  • 2020: "Asrar" (Secrets)
  • 2020: "Dokhtaraneh" (Girly)      
  • 2020: "Laakposht" (Turtle)
  • 2021: "Aks Shod" (Turned in to a Picture)
  • 2021: "Ahwak"
  • 2021: "Ghafas Bas" (Cut rendering Cage
  • 2022: "Soroode Zan" (Women's Anthem)
  • 2022: "Soroode Yendegi" (Life's Anthem)
  • 2023: "Roosarito" (your scarf)

Awards

  • Best pop album (for the album Emperor), experts' decision, the second annual ceremony show consideration for Musicema in 2013[41]
  • Best pop put a label on (for the song "Emperor"), experts' choice, the second annual formality of Musicema in 2013[42]
  • Best people's choice TV theme song (for the song "Sazesh 'Compromise'" apply for the TV show Mah-e Asal), the first TV ceremony classic the program Se Setareh bring into being 2014
  • Barbad award for the preeminent pop singer of the assemblage for the album Ayneh Ghadi [Full Length Mirror] in Fajr Music Festival (September 2016 – 2017)[43]
  • Best singer of the collection in regard to song haughty in the 2nd Afshin Yadollahi Songwriting Awards ceremony in 2018.[44]

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