Draft:Bahar Atish

Bahar Dehkordi (born 19 November 1990), known professionally as Atish or Bahar Atish , is an Iranian rapper, singer, songwriter and activist.. Known as one of the first female rappers in Iran, Bahar was a part of the first generation of Iranian Hip Hop during the 2000s, leading to her arrest and multiple run-ins with the Islamic regime due to a massive crackdown on the early underground hip hop scene in Iran, and more specifically to Bahar's case, the government's policy of banning women from singing publicly, which lead to a prolonged hiatus in Bahar's career as a hip hop artist from 2009 to 2019

Career
Bahar Atish’s artistic career started as a rapper at 14 in the Iranian underground music scene, as one of the first female rappers in the country. In her early days, she collaborated with multiple other pioneering hip hop and R&B artists in Iran, including Reza Pishro and Amir Tataloo. The single Atish Bazi which was released on the Iranian holiday of Chaharshanbe Suri, was a highlight of her career in the 2000s. During the crackdown of the Iranian government on the underground hip hop scene in Iran, Bahar was arrested and had several run-ins with the government between the ages 16-18, as not only hip hop music was deemed illegal, in her case the act of a woman singing publicly was also banned by the government, making her case even more severe. Due to this arrest and a history of political activism in her family, she was forced into a prolonged hiatus between 2009 and 2019.

Despite restrictions in Iran, she used her forced break from music to study drama at Azad University of Central Tehran in 2010, and began working as a theatre actress shortly after. In 2015, Dehkordi became the primary host for one of the first streaming TV programs in Iran, which provided a safe platform to interview artists outside the censorship laws imposed by state-sponsored TV channels.

In 2019, Bahar Atish returned to singing in her first single in 10 years, Az Jense Paeiz, which addressed the restrictions that women face in Iran, including the ban on singing. This release forced her to immigrate from Iran as a dissident, leading to her full return to the music scene. With the beginning of the 2022 protests and the subsequent Woman Life freedom movement in Iran, Bahar intensified her activism and released several singles in support of the movement, as well as appearing as a featuring artist on multiple protest songs in 2022 and 2023, including the hit single from Justina, Shout of Freedom.

Albums

 * Zahre Aghrab - B Side (2023)
 * Zahre Aghrab - A Side (2023)

Singles

 * Taksir (2022)
 * Tolu (2022)
 * Ma Vaystadim (Tom Odell Cover) (2022)
 * Az Jense Paeiz (2020)
 * Lanat (2009)
 * Obure Aheste (2008)
 * Atish Bazi (2006)

As featured artist

 * Kelas Shuru Shod (Freedom is Coming) (2023) - Ashley Zarah featuring Poet Ali and Bahar Atish
 * Shout of Freedom (2023) - Justina featuring Bahar Atish, Hanie, Sookee, MCM, Hero and Frya
 * Enghelabe Solh (2022) - Amir Tataloo featuring Reza Pishro, Putal and Bahar Atish

Filmography

 * Hooreh (2015-2017) - Host