Banned Iranian Musician Rajabian rov qab los, Nrog Kev Pabcuam ntawm Grammy Winners

Iranian tus kws sau nkauj Mehdi Rajabian tau tawm tsam qhov kev siv zog ntawm Iranian cov tub ceev xwm kom ntsiag to nws, los ntawm kev tso tawm cov nkauj tshiab hauv kev koom tes nrog cov hlua ntawm cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb.

Nws Tuaj txog, tso tawm rau lub Cuaj Hlis 10, tau muaj txoj hauv kev nyuaj. Rajabian raug txwv los ntawm kev ua haujlwm nrog lwm tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag hauv Iran, nws tsis tuaj yeem mus ncig lossis tso suab paj nruag hauv zos thiab tsis tuaj yeem siv cov suab paj nruag tshaj lij.

Hloov chaw, 32-xyoo-laus tau tig mus rau hauv is taws nem los koom tes nrog ntau tus Grammy Award yeej thiab cov neeg xaiv tsa xws li saxophonist Jeff Coffin, jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti, tus ntaus nruas MB Gordy, guitarist Daniel Ho, cellist Peter Jacobson, flautist Wouter Kellerman thiab violinist Curtis. Stewart. Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv lub album yog hu nkauj Priya Darshini thiab Nicole Zuraitis.

Nws tau hais tias "Peb tau ua txhua yam hauv online, los ntawm cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag, kaw suab paj nruag, kos duab album, paub txog, txhua yam koj pom hauv qhov project no tau ua tiav hauv internet," nws hais.

Kev sim koom tes nrog tib neeg ntau txhiab mais deb tau nthuav tawm ntau cov kev cov nyom, ua rau tsis zoo los ntawm kev sib txuas hauv internet tsis zoo. "Hauv Iran, qhov ceev hauv internet tsawg heev thiab feem ntau ntawm cov ntawv thov raug thaiv thiab lim, uas ua rau nws nyuaj dua, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau kev xa cov ntaub ntawv loj," Rajabian hais.

Kuj tseem muaj qhov pheej hmoo uas cov tub ceev xwm tuaj yeem hu. Rajabian tau raug ntes ntau zaus rau nws txoj kev ua yeeb yam thiab xyoo 2015 raug kaw rau hauv tsev loj cuj rau rau xyoo. Tom qab siv ob xyoos tom qab tuav, nws mus rau kev tshaib kev nqhis rau 40 hnub, lapsing mus rau hauv lub coma. Cov tub ceev xwm tau tso nws tawm ntawm qhov raug kaw, tab sis nws hais tias peb xyoos ntawm nws qhov kev txiav txim tseem raug ncua. Nws hais tias "Lawv tuaj yeem xa kuv rov qab mus rau hauv tsev kaw neeg yooj yim," nws hais.

Nws raug ntes dua hauv 2020, tom qab tso tawm nws album Nruab Nrab Eastern, uas yog ib feem ntawm qhov project nrog poj niam hu nkauj thiab seev cev.

“Koj raug kev nyuaj siab ntau txoj hauv kev. Cov kev ntxhov siab no yog ob qho tib si lub hlwb thiab lub cev thiab ua rau kev puas tsuaj ntawm kev ua haujlwm ntawm kos duab, "Rajabian hais. “Yog li ntawd koj yuav tsum tsim ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus ntawm kev kos duab. Yam uas thaum kawg tsim tau yog ib txoj hauj lwm uas kov yeej cov teeb meem loj. "

Kev txhawb nqa thiab tsis xav tau kev saib xyuas los ntawm cov tub ceev xwm tsis tau tso tseg nws txoj kev muaj tswv yim thiab nws tso tawm lwm cov nkauj, Coup ntawm Vajtswv, Nyob rau hauv 2021.

Rajabian hais tias "Tom qab kev tsim tawm ntawm cov nkauj dhau los, kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsis muaj peev xwm tsim suab paj nruag ntxiv," Rajabian hais. "Nws ua rau kuv txaus siab ua haujlwm nrog cov kws ntaus nkauj tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb. Yog tias nws tsis yog rau lawv txoj kev pab thiab kev mob siab rau, kuv yuav tsis muaj peev xwm tsim tau suab paj nruag. "

Thaum qee cov suab paj nruag raug tso cai hauv Iran, ntau tus kws ua yeeb yam tsav underground.

"Txhua tus kws ua yeeb yam uas muaj lub platform tau twv yuav raug tso cai rau censorship. thiab tau pom zoo los tsim artwork nyob rau hauv lub moj khaum ntawm censorship. Cov neeg zoo li kuv yeej tsis ua thiab tsis tau muab rau hauv lub moj khaum no, "Rajabian hais.

“Peb tab tom ua lub neej nyuaj thiab tu siab, lub neej uas peb tab tom tawm tsam kom ciaj sia. Kuv ntseeg hais tias ib tug artist yuav tsum yog ib tug fighter. Nws yuav tsum paub nkuaj, nyob ib leeg, kev tshaib kev nqhis, tsim txom… thiab tsis txhob ntshai. Tab sis nws cov hauj lwm ntawm kos duab yuav tsum yog philosophical. Lub sij hawm no kuv sim siv ntau yam xim nyob rau hauv lub album, tsis zoo li lub yav dhau los album. Tej zaum qhov kev npau taws no thiab kev kho siab ntawm kuv tau mus txog cov xim zoo siab. "