This is a snapshot of the music we have been making, talking about and listening to over the past two years at Fairbeats.
Written and performed by children at Action for Refugees in Lewisham
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Written and performed by Esther
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Written and performed by children at Love to Learn Homework Club in Wandsworth
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Josephine tells us about a song that reminds her of stories her grandfather told about the Biafran war.
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Written and performed by children at Refugee Action Kingston
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Written by Favour - parent of a child at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
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Rachael tells the story of a Yoruba folksong about the blessing of having twins.
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They’re playing my song celebrates 10 years (+2) of Fairbeats work in South London.
It is a collaboration between children and families at Action for Refugees in Lewisham, Southwark Day Centre for Asylum seekers, Love to Learn Homework Club Wandsworth and Refugee Action Kingston and a team of artists including: Awate, Holly Khan, Dynamite Island, Daniel Miles, Nadine Assam, James Moriarty, Jerome Silsby, Kaia McTernan, Arjun Jethwa, Alice Watts, Shasheproduces (Emma Ratyal-Brooks) and Andy Craven-Griffiths.
Funded by Arts Council England, Youth Music, National Lottery Community Fund and Susan Rockey.
In memory of Julian Rockey who loved children, music and peace between nations