NAVA joins forces with Loraine James on "Fire" and announces debut album, GABBEH

Her collaboration with Loraine James on "Fire" balances fragility and strength, as well as incorporating real audio from the Women, Life, Freedom movement protests, turning the track into a capsule of collective memory.

Speaking on the single, NAVA says “Fire depicts the streets of Tehran during the Women, Life, Freedom protests. As my sisters took on the streets of Iran, writing Fire was the only way to heal my aching homesick heart from afar and the fact that Loraine understood my vision and brought it life was even more precious.”

NAVA cannot return to Tehran, having spoken publicly in support of Iranian women’s rights and against systemic repression. Her new album GABBEH channels the complexities of displacement - nostalgia, resilience, guilt - while amplifying the voices of women in Iran and the Women, Life, Freedom movement, three years on from the uprising that continues to reverberate despite intensified and severe state crackdowns. For NAVA, these realities are not abstract but are woven into her being. Though she cannot return home, her music becomes a vessel for identity, protest, and cultural continuity.

Tracklist:

1. Poki
2. Lethal
3. September Skies
4. Jadoo
5. Ailse3
6. Fire
7. Concrete
8. Kashan
9. Digiuno