Coldplay performing “Baraye” at a concert in Buenos Aires.
British rock band Coldplay joined Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani in Buenos Aires to sing the national anthem of Iranian youth protesting the killing of young people in a widely documented crackdown on the protests. due to the death of Mahsa Amini.
Iran has been hit by six weeks of protests that erupted when 22-year-old Amini died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress codes for women.
The song they sang was “Baraye”, in Persian, by Iranian pop singer Shervin Hajipour, which became the national anthem of Iran’s youth.
“This song is in Farsi so I can’t really sing it. But we will sing it together and we send it with love from Buenos Aires,” said vocalist Chris Martin minutes after the performance. .
The concert was broadcast around the world on Voice of America (VOA).
@coldplay surprised with a performance of #shervin_hajipour#barayea song that went viral during recent Iranian protests.@coldplay performed live in Buenos Aires.
It brought tears to my eyes watching it live at a theater in Chicago.@Golshifteh sing!
You guys are classy!
Thank! pic.twitter.com/DH2JPGU2PU– Moh Hosseinioun (@MohHosseinioun) October 29, 2022
Coldplay introduced Golshifteh in their performance and sang Baraye By Shervin Hajipour. This really brought me to tears…this is huge. if you think only iranians can support this movement then take a look at coldplay as an example pic.twitter.com/tSAtdX3IjF
– eli (@DatBitchEli) October 29, 2022
@coldplay surprised with a rendition of #shervin_hajipour #baraye, a song that went viral during recent Iranian protests.
@coldplay performing live in Buenos Aires. It brought tears to my eyes watching it live at a theater in Chicago. @ Golshifteh sing!
You guys are classy! Thank! “, tweeted Moh Hosseinioun, a researcher at the Kellogg School.
“Coldplay introduced Golshifteh in their performance and sang Baraye By Shervin Hajipour. This really brought me to tears… this is huge. If you think only iranians can support the movement this trend let’s look at coldplay as an example,” another twitter user said by name of eli.
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