Public initiative at the beginning of the show and during the song “Genocidal Humanoidz” should be repeated in the performances in Rio and São Paulo
THE system of a Down He started his tour of Brazil with a show at Couto Pereira Stadium, in Curitibalast Tuesday, 6. In the first performance, fans mobilized to make the group formed by American Armenians a visually beautiful tribute-which should be repeated in the next dates.
During the event, the audience lit lanterns in the colors red (stands), blue (Common track) and yellow (Premium track) in order to reproduce the flag of Armenia. In addition to honoring the origin of musicians, the initiative aimed to support the efforts of the four members in the fight for recognition of Armenian genocideoccurred at the beginning of the last century.
In this episode of contemporary history, Turks Ottoman have arrested and executed about 1.5 million Armenians, a fact that Turkey and other countries still do not officially recognize. The United States came to accept what happened only in December 2019, under the first management of Donald Trumpbut its administration has made a deal with Turkey that seemed to belonged to Armenia’s important cultural contributions. Only in 2021, your successor, Joe Bidenissued a public statement by nodding more clearly.
The lights were exhibited by the audience at the beginning of the show and during the music “Genocidal Humanoidz”launched in 2020 to increase awareness and raise funds to Armenia and Artsaque amid clashes in Alto Carabaque in 2020. The efforts were eventually recognized by the bassist. Shavo Odadjian and the drummer John Dolmayanwho shared records of moments on their networks – in Dolmayan’s case, in the second image of his post.
Odadjian, in the caption of its publication, said:
“Curitiba, in Brazil, welcomed us with the colors of the Armenian flag. There are no words to describe how it made me feel. You are so beautiful! Thank you for such an amazing reception that I will never forget.”
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System of a Down and the Wake Up fan project!
The initiative, of the project Wake up!was idealized by Mari Lapa And I intended to contemplate only the city of São Paulo, where the group plays on the next 10, 11 and 14. However, fans extended the project to Curitiba and also to Rio de Janeiro, the city where the band performs on Thursday, 8.
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A website, wakeupsp.comaims to explain more about the project and the Armenian genocide. The link also presents information about the conflict that still occurs in Artsaque.
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