Title: Desert (بیابان)
Album: Geographical Force (جبر جغرافیایی)
The above music video is Namjoo's first official video which was published in Amsterdam earlier this month by Zamaaneh Productions. Mohsen Namjoo, Mostafa Heravi, Kaveh Modiri, Sina Karim Khani, Sohrab Bayat, and Abouzar Amini have presented this video to all unknown Iranians who've lost their lives during the after election street protests.
This track was published in 2008, but the music video was made just a few weeks ago. Namjoo's unique style of music which is a reconciliation of Persian classical music with Western music, mostly rock, is a great element used in this piece. The poem "The Desert Has Been Covered With Fog" by Ahmad Shamlou, also adds to the excitement and meaningfulness of the song.
It is obvious that many Persians are not used to this style of music, specially how Namjoo uses his larynx as an instrument and very often screams during his music like rock music. Not to mention the fact that his hair style in this video is extremely weird for the Persian public minds, and it would perhaps bring a lot of criticism from his own fans. Namjoo continues to shock fans of Persian music and even his fans with his innovative ideas heard in his music.
I personally admire this track and especially love this music video for many reasons:
- The intentions of making this music video is very valuable; given that he knew by making this video he'd probably have to say good bye to his homeland once forever. Since returning home would mean being prosecuted and imprisonment.
- His make-up, costume, and the setting of the music video which of course is not a desert is extraordinarily new. Also he broke boundaries and limits.
- One can truly say that he clearly expressed his objection toward the current turmoil in Iran and supported his compatriots.
If you still haven't watched this amazing music video even if you don't understand Persian, I must urge you to do so, and just devote 5 minutes of your time to listen to this amazing piece.
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