Drawing on 20 years of experience in conflict regions around the world, Musicians Without Borders has developed an approach to using the power of music in communities experiencing the impact of war, poverty and displacement.
Sounds of Sudan is an exciting, brand new collaboration between the Bristol based oud duo Nabra and one of the UK’s leading contemporary ensembles the Ligeti String Quartet.
Lsbians and Gays Support the Migrants are bringing you their biggest online party to date.
As part of their Spring Bitesize season, Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham present Ilias Lintzos – a multi-instrumentalist, pro-drummer, and producer from Greece, based in Birmingham.
I Speak Music is a programme using music to promote learning, empathy and cultural tolerance between people newly arrived in the UK and local communities.
Join Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham for the first of their Autumn Live Stream events with Zimbabwean singer and mbira player Milicent Chapanda, followed by a World Music set from DJ Mark ‘Magoo’ Robertson
Journeys Festival International is an annual arts Festival that celebrates the creative talent of exceptional artists from sanctuary seeking backgrounds and shares experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking communities through artistic and creative encounters.
The nationwide arts festival celebrating refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British culture continues online
Celebrated qanun player Maya Youssef is performing 3 live online acoustic concerts on the 3rd of April.
A brand new intercultural collaboration from four Birmingham based musicians. Combining folk influences from Haiti, Zimbabwe, UK and America with strings, percussion, synths, electronics and vocal explorations, come and hear some never-heard-before music from some of the region’s most exciting musicians.
NW Live presents an evening of words and music tracing the migrant journey from Africa and the Middle East to Europe
In a world of growing division and displacement prompted by conflict, climate crisis and injustice, can we find hope and common ground in conceptions of ‘home’ and in attachments to place?
>A presentation by artist Theresa Smith from Mooch about her Ramsgate harbour installation Worse Things Happen At Sea, made in collaboration with composer Nicholas de Carlo
Music in Detention (MiD), in collaboration with musician Oliver Seagar are running a 3 day residency in Dover, with musicians they worked with whilst incarcerated in the UK’s Immigration Detention System
Manchester Aid to Kosovo will be joined by some of the finest musicians from Manchester and Kosovo as Manchester celebrates 20 years of recovery in Kosovo – and Manchester – with art and music from those who have supported the charity’s projects during the last 20 years.
