The members of Kiosk headlined the 2009 Global Day of Solidarity rally on July
25, 2009. Over 10,000 people attended in San Francisco. Kiosk dedicated one of their cd's to Kamran Melat or “Kami Tull,” an underground music distributor after Iran’s 1979 revolution. Kamran
was an important figure in music at a time when most popular and
Western music was banned in Iran. Kamran wanted “Iranians, like
everyone else in the world, to be able to listen to the music they
like.” After a decade Kamran’s identity was discovered. The authorities
burned his entire music archive and put him in jail.
Kiosk also donated music to United for Iran’s Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran. They were part of a global network of artists and musicians who came together to draw attention to human rights in Iran. You can download and stream Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran for free online.
I
hope you’ll listen and share with friends. Azadi features musicians
from Iran, Egypt, Libya, South Africa, the United States, Palestine,
Iraq, Sweden, and Japan, including Mohsen Namjoo, Kiosk, Abjeez and
Salome MC – Iran’s first female rapper.
In
music we can share a vision in which all Iranians prosper with freedom
and human rights.
Firuzeh Mahmoudi
Director, United for Iran
Director, United for Iran
