UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is happy to announce that the singer, songwriter and music producer Marina Satti is joining the Agency’s call for solidarity with refugees, by donating the proceeds of her new music video “Ah THALASSA” (Oh Sea) to UNHCR’s work for refugee children.
This new initiative comes amid record global levels of forced displacement, with 120 million people having fled their homes due to conflict, violence and persecution. Half of the world’s refugees are children, who have seen their lives shattered in a moment. Αt the same time, the right to seek safety is under threat in many parts of the world. With increased wars and conflict throughout the world, thousands of people are taking dangerous sea and land routes to protect themselves and their families. In 2023 alone, over 4,100 people, including hundreds of children, are estimated to have lost their lives or gone missing trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
The video is a stark reminder that our seas have become the eternal home for tens of thousands of people and turns the spotlight on an ongoing tragedy that we tend to forget. As expressed in the song’s lyrics:
…Without love
I don’t want to live here on land
But you are so calm my sea
Mirroring birds
But I am a wave…
On her part, UNHCR’s Representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin welcomed this tangible act of solidarity with refugees by Marina Satti noting: “Rarely does a week pass without stories from across the Mediterranean and elsewhere of people losing their lives while trying to escape conflict and human rights violations. This news has become appallingly normalized. We are grateful that artists like Marina Satti use their powerful voice to call for an end to such tragedies. They strengthen our urgent plea for a meaningful response. Saving lives, sharing responsibility, and solidarity must be at the heart of such a response.”
The music video “Ah THALASSA” is a co-production of Hiersoir (France) and Nomad Productions (Greece) directed by Cyprien Clément-Delmas. Lyrics: Lena Kitsopoulou. All proceeds from Marina Satti and Madhouse Records will be donated to UNHCR to support refugee children.
Give hope to children seeking safety and protection.
About Marina Satti
Singer, songwriter and music producer Marina Satti was born in Athens, Greece to a Sudanese father and Cretan mother. Satti has a diverse cultural and artistic background, and has developed a unique sound that combines the different musical traditions she grew up with, such as Greek, Arabic and Balkan with urban elements and rhythm. With her Eurovision entry “Zari” aiming to showcase the connection of Greece’s rich tradition, history and popular culture with the country’s modern, “new” generation, Marina Satti climbed to the top of the music platforms. Marina’s record-breaking new album “P.O.P.”, part of which is the song “Ah THALASSA”, hit the Global Spotify Debut Albums Top10 and the Spotify Top Albums Debut UK charts, making her first ever female artist to simultaneously hit the No1, No2 and No3 spots on the “Spotify Greece Top200” chart.
About UNHCR
UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. We are present in Greece since 1952, trying to ensure the protection and integration of refugees and asylum-seekers in the country. UNHCR has developed initiatives and tools to link refugees in Greece with the labour market, implements vocational training, education and livelihoods programmes. The Office in Greece also focuses on awareness-raising activities and works with the Greek authorities, civil society actors, cities and municipalities, the private sector and the local and refugee communities to promote inclusion policies at local and national level so that refugees can thrive in and contribute to their new home.
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