Af Trine Daimi

Som grundlægger af The Right to Sing e.V. rækker Faravaz’ betydning langt ud over musikken. Her kæmper hun for retten til at hæve stemmen og blive hørt og set. Hun har samtidig markeret sig som en stærk stemme i den iranske Kvinde, Liv, Frihed-bevægelse (iransk: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî).

Hendes historie er kommet bredt ud gennem medier som Rolling Stone, Der Spiegel, BBC, ARTE og Tagesspiegel og er dokumenteret i The New Yorker-dokumentaren My Orange Garden, hvor hun fortæller om flugten fra Iran til Berlin.

Men også her savner hun den selvfølgelig følelse af at have et hjem, hvor man kan føle sig tryg og velkommen, og har lov at udfolde sig med sin krop og stemme.

Azadi, Azadi, Azadi (Frihed, frihed, frihed)
Frihed er flydende, dens mening skifter og formes af geografi, køn, fremtoning og farve.
Ved at være stor eller lille, fattig eller rig,
Jeg fandt ud af, at friheden hele tiden ankommer, men aldrig bliver
Jeg fandt ud af, at friheden ser smuk ud, men føles ensom
Jeg rejste, udforskede, læste …- i min søgen efter en måde at føle mig fri
Men indså, at jeg var frihed- når jeg sang i gaderne i Iran
Jeg var frihed,- når jeg afdækkede mit hoved i bilen og lod vinden bære håret
Jeg var frihed, hver gang jeg sagde nej.

(Frit oversat fra engelsk efter sangen Azadi)

Når hun synger sine sange, synger hun ikke kun for publikum, men også for kvinder, der ikke har en stemme og for dem, der lever i usynlighed. Vreden driver hende, når hun synger om flugt, trods, kvindekamp og om retten til at lade sin stemme blive hørt.


Men der er også humor i hendes sange, der inviterer til dans, fest og hyldest til kvinders ret til at blive hørt og set.Torsdag d. 13. august indtager hun scenen på Fluid Festival.





Was Imprisoned in Iran for Singing Solo -Now She's Taking the Stage at Frue Plads


She was arrested in Iran for singing solo in public and was facing a year in prison when, during a concert in Berlin, she managed to secure exile in Germany. Now she performs throughout Europe with her music, which weaves Persian melodies into R&B, pop, and hip-hop.



By Trine Daimi

As the founder of The Right to Sing e.V., Faravaz’s impact extends far beyond music.

Here, she fights for the right to raise her voice and be heard and seen. She has also established herself as a powerful voice in the Iranian Women, Life, Freedom movement (Persian: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî).

Her story has been widely covered by media outlets such as Rolling Stone, Der Spiegel, the BBC, ARTE, and the Tagesspiegel, and is documented in the New Yorker documentary *My Orange Garden*, in which she recounts her escape from Iran to Berlin.

But even here, she naturally misses the feeling of having a home where she can feel safe and welcome, and where she is free to express herself through her body and voice.

When she sings her songs, she sings not only for the audience, but also for women who have no voice and for those who live in obscurity. Anger drives her as she sings about escape, defiance, the women’s struggle, and the right to have one’s voice heard.

But there’s also humor in her songs, inviting people to dance, celebrate, and honor women’s right to be heard and seen. On Thursday, August 13, she’ll take the stage at the Fluid Festival.