Steve talks to the Kurdish musician Mansour Izadpanah about his life and work. Featuring a world exclusive premier of his new song, composed in exile and in lockdown with musicians across the world: Zayalay Awin, or “Love Echo.” In this...
Musician and activist, Rahima Mahmut, talks to Refugee Radio about her life in exile and about the persecution of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Xinjiang is west of the Great Wall, and was not historically part of China...
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 |...
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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Interview with Syrian folk musicians Jamal & Alaa with their good friend, Phil Minns, founder of the refugee and migrant charity, Best Foot Music.
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The intrepid Phil Minns, founder of refugee music charity Best Foot Music, travels to the Calais Jungle to record songs performed by refugees from around the world. Despite the dangerous conditions, music finds a way.
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Live from the Sussex Kurdish Community banquet at Hove Town Hall in 2014, with Kurdish folk music from Suna Alan.
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Performances by Senegalese musician Khadim Sarr; poets Ali Abdolrezai and Abol Froushan; and artist Hong Dam. With the young people of Bandbazi. Bonus feature Featuring award winning war journalist Medyan Dairieh on his new film, Rebels on the...
A live broadcast from a concert on 6th June, 2012 at the Roundhouse in Camden in association with Sandblast, featuring Aziza Brahim and Inua Ellams. This was an event to raise funds for music projects in the refugee camps of the Algerian desert...
Journey through the tribes of Iran with the folk band Rastak.
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