Over the past few weeks, our most active record reviewers have had the task of choosing their 5 favorite recordings of 2023, and here they are. This selection is unique and quite different of all you can find on the web or through traditional medias.
Woman. Life. Freedom. Women. Life. Freedom. From Tehran to Berlin, Faravaz, an independent queer artist, feminist and activist, puts her art at the service of the fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Known in Germany for being more of a jazz club singer and a theater performer, she delivers here an electro-clash track. In less than 3 minutes, Faravaz challenges the mullahs, as it has rarely been thought possible to do. Through her vocal phrasing, halfway between hip hop and pop, she chants ultra-provocative lyrics to challenge more than ever this religious authority which has repressed the Iranian people for decades. His video clip, exposing queer bodies, denounces all violence against his peers: oppression, the death penalty, misogyny and the absolute control of bodies as well as sexuality in both the private and public sphere.
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