Written by Lauren Rosier
Rising musician and multi-disciplinary artist, Nadia Tehran, shares her brand new music video for her single, “High,” taken from her debut record, Dozakh: All Lovers Hell.
Her extended version is out now on YEAR0001 – you can listen here. The extended version is a re-imagined version of her original release. It features new visuals, demos, and remixes. The album has earned global critical acclaim, as she’s received a nomination for the 2020 Nordic Music Prize.
You can watch her new video for “High” below.
Of the video, Tehran says, “My vision was to unite our community to collectively process traumatic experiences of systematic violence through a creative practice. No matter the discrimination and oppression, we will fight the system and create our own place in this world regardless of the struggle. Because alienation can build a nation.”
Tehran grew up an atheist in a Muslim household in the the small Christian town of Jonkoping, Sweden. Her parents immigrated from Iran after the 1970 Revolution. Her father served in the military on the frontlines of the Iran-Iraq war. Much of Tehran’s music reflects on her family’s history and the lasting effects of the war.
Her father’s voice opens Dozakh, as he re-tells a horrible battle that he and his other troops endured. At 12-years-old, Tehran’s desire for radical expression and activism began. She sang in the only punk band in her small town and those experiences continue to permeate throughout her music today.
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