Mahsa’s Song is a tribute to Mahsa Amini. On 16 September 2022, the 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. The religious morality police of Iran’s government, arrested Amini for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards.
The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that she had a heart attack at a police station, collapsed, and fell into a coma before being transferred to a hospital. However, eyewitnesses, including women who were detained with Amini, reported that she was severely beaten and that she died as a result of police brutality.
Mahsa’s death resulted in a series of protests. Some female demonstrators removed their hijab, or publicly cut their hair as acts of protest. Iran Human Rights reported that more than 20,000 people have been arrested, and at least 500 people killed, by security forces during the protests across the country. Amnesty International reported that Iranian security forces had, in some cases, fired into groups with live ammunition and had in other cases killed protesters by beating them with batons. As Mahsa’s Song video is released, these protests, perhaps the most significant women’s revolution in history, are ongoing and escalating. After initial indifference news outlets in The West are starting to pay attention, and momentum is growing.
THE BAND
ZELDA – LEAD VOCALS
JAY STAPLEY – GUITARS
JOHN GORDON – BASS
SIMON WEBB – KEYBOARDS & BACKING VOCALS
STIX MACDONALD – DRUMS
SVEN SVENSSON – BACKING VOCALS
SIMON WEBB – MUSIC & LYRICS
IAN TOMPSON – MASTERING ENGINEER
BAHAR – ARTWORK
Recorded at the musician’s and singer’s studios. Mixed at SF Studios, UK.
Published by Music For Sport Ltd.
Animation Video by @art_disorder
Video produced by Mainstream Media Productions, New York.
Copyright Music For Sport Ltd. & Mainstream Media Productions 2023. All rights reserved.
Made in the UK & the USA.
Mahsa’s Song is available here on Spotify, and here on Instagram.