DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Hajipour’s song “Baraye,” or “For” in English, begins with: “For dancing in the streets,” “for the fear we …
First Lady Jill Biden announces the award for best song for social change, given to Shervin Hajipour for “Baraye,” at the Grammy Awards in 2023. Hajipour’s song “Baraye” — which means “For” — begins: “For dancing in the streets, for the fear we feel when we kiss.” The lyrics list reasons that young Iranians posted online for why they had …
Stevie Wonder said it best: “Thank you, but stop.” He was trying only to curtail the standing ovation that greeted him at last night’s Grammys so he and his fellow uncannily undiminished senior citizen Smokey Robinson could get on with the music. Thank you, Recording Academy, for a broadcast that carried on the recent trend of avoiding the overdone production …
The song Baraye, which is ‘For’ in English, was composed by Shervin Hajipour in the wake of the Iran uprising and has over time become the symbol of the Women, Life, Freedom movement Los Angeles: As the women’s movement in Iran gains momentum, the official anthem of the uprising called ‘Baraye’ has won the Grammy under the Best Song for …
The song ‘Baraye’ composed of tweets about the protests in Iran, has notched up 40 million views on Instagram. Despite the singer, Shervin Hajipour, being arrested, the anthem continues to be soundtrack to uprising, channelling the rage of Iranians Nicosia: Even though he has been silenced, Iranian pop singer Shervin Hajipour’s impassioned song in support of protests over Mahsa Amini’s …
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