The Podcasts

The master Gnawa musician from Morocco plays live in the studio.

He takes us through the origins of his music and talks about his new life in the UK.

All the best from Bandbazi's Refugee Week cabaret. Asylum poetry from Flavi Bumba and awesome Morocaan Gnawa music from Simo Lagnawi.

Includes some special short features prepared for Refugee Week Radio.

The story of one man's struggle to survive against the odds in the UK. Denied access to healthcare, housing, work or benefits, this is Mohammed from the Gambia.

Features Burning Spear & Pete Tosh.

Exclusive interview with Iranian pop sensation, Amir Afjar.

Hear preview tracks from the new album, Imagine, a psychedelic Persian hiphop summertime classic for 2010 that will have you dancing in the queue at Tescos.

Keep up to date with Amir at his Facebook page.

Learn about the real issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers from the people themselves, rather than stories in the media.

This show features interviews with members of the local community group, Brighton Voices in Exile, plus some classic Zimbabwean tunes. April 2010.

Luqman from the All Africa Student Union and Hannah from Hear Afrika tell us about the forthcoming DRConnect concert, sponsored by Refugee Radio.

We talk about current issues in Africa and check out some of the acts including College Boy Mo, Twenty4 and Poetic Pilgrimage.

Amazing live sessions from Brighton's premiere Senegalese band Bakk Lamp Fall and London's hiphop star women, Poetic Pilgrimage.

February 2010.

DJ Flavi Bumba takes us on a personal journey through his selection of the finest Congolese music.

With everything from classic rhumba to modern swede swede, this is a great show that we had a lot of fun making.

Celia talks to Dicken Marhsall, founder of Rafiki Records.

Rafiki Records is home to some of the most incredible new music from Rwanda. All of their profits go back into the community and they support a fair deal for African artists.

Visit their website: www.rafikirecords.com

Osama is a writer and human rights activist. He reads from his work and shares some amazing classical flute music from Sudan, including Ghandi Adam (pictured).

Read more from Osama at Sudanese Online. 2009.

Dan Lawson tells us about his daredevil attempt to run 400 miles in 10 days to raise much-needed funds for his Indian charity, the Football Club of Canacona.

Special appeal: Please consider visiting the club's website if you are able to offer support.

Be Patient

A film about the singer Mensur A Majied, also known as 'Mensur Munshi', from Harari City in Ethiopia. Documenting his experience and thoughts on establishing a life in Brighton, England.

This film commemorates the closure of the Refugee Mentoring Project in Brighton, 2008. Produced by Martha McAlpine, documentary filmaker and community volunteer.

Alex is a homeless refugee from Iran who has to sleep on the streets in Brighton because nobody will help him.

Special appeal: Please get in touch if you can offer Alex any support.

Vivenie plays her "desert island discs" from Rwanda and tells us about her work as co-founder of the amazing charity, Rwandan Youth Information Community Organisation (rYico), based in Brighton and Kigali.

Celia talks to an Egyptian dancer and biochemist, Rosemary, about Coptic Christian culture and her life in the UK.

Rosemary shares her "desert island discs", including work by the Lebanese diva, Fairuz (pictured).

Special Reporton the recent Crossing Borders conference, featuring Dr Frank Arnold from Medical Justice on the healthcare treatment of asylum seekers in UK detention.

DJ Hassie and MC Henzy take over the airwaves in this special broadcast by the young people of Refugees Aloud, a Children's Society project in East London.

Includes tunes from Bobi Wine (Uganda) and Papa Wemba (Congo).

Part Two of our incredible broadcast by the young people of Refugees Aloud, telling us about the music that helps them deal with their lives.

Thanks to Gifty, Sophie, Kemi, Pauline, Hornella, Esther, Henry, Hassan, Ivano, Hakim, Paolo and Gershon.

"Desert Island Discs" from the young asylum seekers and refugees at RASP, a befriending project in Brighton.

Includes music by Necessary Noize (Kenya), Korchach (Eritrea) and Barham Jam (Afghanistan).

Part Two of the globetrotting selection from the young people at RASP. A brilliantly eclectic range of tunes from Arash and Shaggy to Burning Spear.

Thanks to Ibrahim, Gulmohammad, Sara, Winta, Fev, Rami, Kisanet, Amir, Abdullah and the RASP crew.

Interview with Peter Kessler, senior spokesperson for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees about the global refugee story and his personal journey as part of the UNHCR.

Special Report on the heartbreaking story of Misheel Narantsogt, a Mongolian girl who dreamed of becomming the Princess of Liverpool.

This programme also features the best of Tuvan throat singing music from Mongolia.

Special Report on RASP, the Refugee & Asylum Seeker Project. RASP is a team of befrienders supporting unaccompanied minors in our community. We talk to the project co-ordinator, one of their volunteers and one of the young people involved about everything from racism to penguins.

A Zimbabwean living in the UK, Francis tells us what it feels like to be a refugee and plays us some classic mbira and Chimurenga music as part of his "desert island discs".

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Special Report on the UBUNTU Commemoration of the August 2004 Gatumba Refugee Camp Massacres, recorded on August 16th 2008 at Amnesty International UK, London.

A Palestinian photojournalist, Medyan, talks about his work in the Iraqi refugee camps and in the Turkish mountains.

Visit ImagesLive for photos accompanying this interview.

An Ethiopian world-pop maverick with fourteen albums der his belt, Mensur talks exclusively about key issues of the day such as genies, African reggae, Kid Creole and the British meat industry. It's that kind of show.

Part Two: An Ethiopian popstar, Mensur, plays a selection of music from his 14 albums live in the studio.

Visit Mensur's Myspace Site for more tracks.

A young Burundian student, Clarisse, selects her "desert island discs" and tells us about the search for her lost brother.

Featuring a live performance on the tamboura and some Zoroastrian music from our special guest, Heval, a young Kurdish refugee who tells us about life in Syria and life in the UK.

The Best of 2009 Vol 1-3

The best new music and timeless classics from indie, world, blues and pop.

The Power of Ballads Vol 1-2

The greatest alternative power-ballads compilation you will ever hear.

Previously exclusive to members of our Facebook group.