Spirit Counsel is perfect. What is it, though? It is everything that it should be. Thurston Moore is an underrated rock lyricist. I’d put him in the same league as Iggy Pop, always cool-sounding and never hung up on anything soft like emotional...
Farah is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She is a member of the Bahá’i Faith from Iran and has lived in the UK for a long time. I have interviewed her about her life a few times in the past and she always has a new story to tell me. In...
The Takeaway Heritage project revealed the hidden history of kebab shops, restaurants, cafes and takeaways run by migrants in Brighton and Hove.
Takeaway Heritage
A preview of the forthcoming Refugee Week online concert with Best Foot Music, featuring interviews and live performances from Sudanese poet Bashir Al Gamar and Jamal and Alaa from Syria. Please support the fundraiser >> : Play in new window |...
Whether you’re streaming mp3s out loud on the tinny speakers of your mobile on the back of the nightbus like a badass nightbus nightmare, or reverentially sliding out a slab of 7 inch vinyl for your retro hipster stereo, the single is always king...
How does it feel to be a castaway in the UK today? Our latest book is based on interviews with refugees and asylum seekers living in Brighton and East Sussex, and the people who work with those communities. It tells their stories, in their own words...
Kumar talks about the horrific persecution he faced as a gay man growing up in India and his desperate search for somewhere that would accept him. “The main thing in England is that homosexuality is legal. I can freely live openly with my sexuality...
Steve and Ayah talk to David Miliband about the International Rescue Committee and their work with refugees around the world.
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A selection of tunes from our house band, the Refugee Radio Orchestra, recorded in 2010. Hope you enjoy this fusion of refugee culture!
Refugee Radio Orchestra- Superstar
Refugee Radio Orchestra- Moon
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An in-depth interview with Kate Jessop, senior immigration lawyer from Brighton Housing Trust, recorded as part of the Castaway Heritage project by Ayah and Steve. “I’ve been practising here since 2001, but I’ve actually been working in asylum and...