‘Rafiki Jazz.. the best of British’ Songlines Top of the World Nine native and migrant folk remix roots music and tell modern day stories with a glance back to the ancients. Celebrating unity in diversity with their latest CD release Har Dam Sahara (Riverboat Records) WOMAD 2018 favourites Rafiki Jazz play music that’s ‘a love-letter […]
Songs Of Sanctuary will be performed at Durham Cathedral along with Raghad Haddad, viola player from the National Syrian Orchestra, along with Sam and some of the group.
European Youth Music Refugee Choirs are brand new for 2018, reflecting the same ethos of international friendship through high quality music making. Their first concert will be held at Leicester Cathedral.
Exiled Writers Ink with Hikayetna (for the writers) present an exploration of the ambiguous line between absence and presence in words, film and music
St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG 30 June, 8pm Rachel Beckles Willson – vocals, oud Francesco Iannuzzelli – guitar, oud, rubab Ciro Montanari – tabla Kostas Tsarouchis – double bass Evgenios Voulgaris – yayli tanbur What connects the stories of a Gambian rapper, an exiled Italian writer and an […]
V&A, Gallery 4 – The Globe, Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL Four members of Freedom from Torture’s creative writing group ‘Write to Life’ share their moving, surprising and darkly humorous stories in prose and song. A musical journey to London from Cuba, Burundi, Uganda and Iran, with stories of what was lost and gained on […]
A concert featuring the premier of I am Swimming by composer Nigel Osborne, with accompanying film, that charts the journey of a refugee using the words of child refugees that Nigel has met and worked with through his work with SAWA, a charity in Lebanon working with Syrian refugees.
Ruthless Jabiru returns to the chapel of Kings College London for a programme devised and conducted by Kelly Lovelady.
Looking out onto the same Mediterranean Sea, but from opposite sides of the coast, Turkish-Kurdish poet Bejan Matur and Italian jazz pianist Stefano Battaglia have synthesised their art in an exploration of the recent refugee crisis. With the Mediterranean as their stage, Matur and Battaglia have created a one-off performance inspired by its culture, history and mythology, uniting their poetry and music to question the meaning of home for all of humanity, past and present.
Join poets of different faiths and no faith to explore their experiences of conflict and the role of religion in war. See if such weighty topics can be challenged by humour – a vital weapon for survival.
Children from three east end primary schools in Newcastle have been hard at work in their schools, singing, dancing and rehearsing to put together a performance of a brand new musical ‘As Free As a Bird!’ for the start of the Platforma festival.
Ritournelle (once more, from the top) is the result of Katia Kameli’s artist-residency at the Church of St John the Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne, which is programmed in collaboration with Platforma.
Celebrate diversity in Brighton with music performances from Brighton ‘s International Communities.
All proceeds from this gala performance go to the Refugee Council’s work with child refugees: unaccompanied children arriving in Britain having fled conflict, trafficking and persecution.
Amharic singer and traditional krar player Haymanot Tesfa was born and raised in Ethiopia and is emerging as a rising star on the world music scene. Her music is inspired by deep reflection on the dramatic ancient landscapes and meditative social & religious music of her Ethiopian roots, the sound of Haymanot’s voice is t he true song of a free spirit, fearless and intensely experimental.
