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In this essay, the diasporan writer Shayan reflects on the sounds of the Iranian revolutions, from the delicate stories of his family’s past to the brutal videos circulating in the aftermath of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022.
From Korean visual kei to Brazilian rasterinha, or the dangers of suddenly rising to fame at a young age.