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According to the United Nations' website for World Refugee Day:
“Every minute eight people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror.
A refugee is someone who fled his or her home and country owing to “a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion”, according to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention. Many refugees are in exile to escape the effects of natural or human-made disasters.
Developing countries host four-fifths of the world’s refugees. The 48 Least Developed Countries provide asylum to 2.3 million refugees.”
Today on Sonic Latitudes I’ll explore the songs of musicians in exile. Resilient artists who escaped war, persecution and terror and persevere to bring their gift of music to audiences worldwide. I’ve lined up a playlist featuring Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars, Aziza Brahim, Samite, Songhoy Blues, Gloria Estefan, Tinariwen and K’Naan.
Later in the show, Rachel from the World Refugee Day task force will stop by to talk about World Refugee Day and the ongoing events and celebration here in Portland, ME.
Stay tuned for the next 120 minutes… here on Sonic Latitudes…. Songs in Exile. The music of refugees.
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