We are a charity that gives a voice to those who do not have one. We campaign for human rights through radio, music and live events.
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Charity number 1133554
Older Podcasts
Live @ The Bandtstand 2010
The Refugee Radio Orchestra and Planet Gnawa having it on Brighton seafront.
Kurdistan 2010- Heval
A Kurdish refugee from Syria, Heval plays traditional folk bazooki live.
Kurdistan 2010- C&E Band
The Country and Eastern Band fuse Turkish Kurdish folk music with Nashvlle.
Migrant English Project
Guide to languages of the world, by students and teachers of the MEP.
Refugee World Cup
Joel Essex reports from the touchline of a unique refugee football event.
Maalem Simo Lagnawi
The master Gnawa musician from Morocco plays live gambri in the studio.
Live @ Volks
Music from Senegal, Burundi and Brighton with Bakk Lamp Fall and The Cornerstones.
Refugee Week 2010
Poetry, live music and news from Refugee Week in Brighton, 2010.
Amir Afjar
Persian dancepop and rapping from Iranian singer, Amir Afjar.
Brighton Voices in Exile
The issues faced by asylum seekers in their own words.
Live @ DRCOnnect
Live hip-hop from female muslim rappers, Poetic Pilgrimage and friends.
DRConnect
Preview of the 2011 DRC benefit gig with College Boy Mo and Twenty4.
Rafiki Records
Celia Turley talks to the Rwandan music label and social enterprise.
Konkan Coast Challenge
Dan Lawson's epic 400 mile charity run from Bombay to Goa in 10 days.
rYico
We talk to Vivenie, of the Rwandan Youth Information Community Organisation.
Refugees Aloud II
Young people of Refugees Aloud, a Children's Society project in East London.
RASP I
Necessary Noize (Kenya), Korchach (Eritrea) and Barham Jam (Afghanistan).
RASP II
Young people of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Project, Brighton.
RASP III
From penguins to racism with the volunteers and young refugees of RASP.
Gatumba Refugee Camp Massacre
The Ubuntu commemoration at Amnesty International.Compilations & More
Pub Rock
Your guide to the music that paved the way for punk. Dr Feelgood to the Hot Rods.
We are listening
Community Radio
Hear us on Radio Reverb 97.2FM, RadioFreeBrighton & Resonance104.4FM.
International Radio
Hear us on Refugee Week Radio, Brighton Festival Radio & Radio1812.Radio: New Podcasts
We are live every Sunday 8PM on Radio Reverb97.2FM in Brighton, & daily at 7PM on Homely Planet, Northern Ireland. The podcasts below are archives of our "Desert Island Discs"-style interviews with refugees and asylum seekers who are castaway in the UK.
Refugee Radio Theatre
Short plays based on true life stories of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Created by the refugee and asylum seeker volunteers on our Resilience Panel project.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Refugee Poetry Preview
Preview featuring the Ugandan poet, Jade Amoli-Jackson, Sudanese poet Osama Ahmadani, Kate Adams and Kurdish folk music from Zewa and Heval.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Karim Liadi
Rather than the ten-day business trip he came for, Karim has found himself locked up for over a year in the UK with a broken leg the authorities refuse to tend.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Chibong Lucas
Sold into modern-day slavery as a child, Chibong escaped to the UK only to be arrested. 18 months later he is still in immigration detention...55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Sam Bennett
Migration in Poland and the UK under analysis with researcher, Sam Bennett, on a quest to understand the real meaning of integration. Contact to get involved >>55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Post Traumatic Resilience
Migrants speak out about the stuggle of trauma and mental health. Interview by Matias, volunteer on the Refugee Radio Resilience Panel.10 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Ivo Kuka
Persecuted in Cameroon for his democtratic activity, Ivo Kuka has been denied justice in the UK. Take action now to save Ivo from being returned to face torture and death >>55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Nowruz: Rastak
Journey through the tribes of Iran with the folk band Rastak.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
The Cheering Rain
The writer and activist, Kate Adams, reads from her new book inspired by her experiences as a volunteer visitor with refugees and asylum seekers >>55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Stop Human Trafficking
How we can work together to combat human trafficking. With Martin Crosby of the ACT London Forum.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Bahá'í Faith
We meet the Bahá'í community in Brighton and Hove and learn about one of the world's newest religions, with its principles of peace and universal unity.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Keeping Memories
Rwandan artist, Patrice Shema and Dan Godshaw of rYcio talk about their new exhibition featuring audio recordings and paintings tackling the genocide of 1994.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Sandblast LIVE!
Sandblast's Sahara Nights preview, Featuring refugees of the Western Sahara. With Aziza Brahim, El Uali's Seluka, and the new refugee camp youth band Shemida.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Everything Has Collapsed
How asylum destroys personal relationships. By Vaska Trajkovska and Seyed for our Radio Mentoring Project. With Freefom from Torture, Medact, MIND & Nafsiyat.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Tiris
Against all adversity, Tiris have managed to get their music out to the world with their debut album, Sandtracks. Find out more about their struggle and their songs.55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Exiled Writers Ink
An evening of Post-Exile poetry and music at the Poetry Society, March 2012. With Punjabi poet Amarjit Chandan and Lithuanian Julija Gulbinovic. Visit their website for more >>55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
How I Became an Asylum Seeker
Cameroonian playwright and asylum seeker, Lydia Besong, is an amazing woman who will not be silenced even though she is threatened by detention, removal and persecution. Support her campaign >>55 mins. 2012. Alternative download:
Refugee Kitchen I
Featuring cookery from the young people at the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Project: Sudanese falafel, Chinese sweet and sour, Kurdish Dolma and chocolate chip cookies.55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Burma 2011- Zoya Phan
The author of Little Daughter and human rights activist, Zoya Phan talks to Refugee Radio about her life and shares her favourite music from home.55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Burma 2011- Seng Pan
Burmese Human Rights campaigner, Seng Pan, tells us about her journey to the UK and the persecution of the Kechin people. Featuring the music she brought with her.55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Burma 2011- Min Htut Oo
Video jounralist Min Htut Oo (Burma VJ) talks about his work with Democratic Voice Burma and the campaign to free imprisoned journalists55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Burma 2011- Htoo Wah
Htoo Wah (star of the documentary Welcome to Mars) talks of life in the Burmese refugee camps and shares his Desert Island Discs. Special th anks to Burma Campaign UK.55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Justice for Zubair
One man's fight for survival and justice after fleeing Afghanistan to escape death at the hands of the Taliba and the government. Join the campaign: Justice for Zubair >>55 mins. 2011. Alternative download:
Radio Mentoring
This programme was made by Jenny Reina and Zubair Gharghast as part of our new mentoring project to help people use radio to tell their stories.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
Mohamoud Abdi Jama
Mohamoud left Somaila as a war orphan at 13. A decade later, he is being held in an immigration prison "indefinitely". Hear about his life and the NCADC campaign to free him.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
Seyed
An Iranian asylum seeker talks about his fight to survive against torture in his home country and injustice in the UK. Music from Nick Drake, Radiohead and Johnny Cash.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
Sina
Underground Iranian hiphop from our special guest, Sina, who shares this unheard music from his home country and talks of his life as a refugee. Features Hichkas & Bahram.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
Mohammed
The story of one man's struggle against the odds in the UK without healthcare, housing, work or benefits, this is Mohammed from the Gambia. Features Burning Spear & Pete Tosh.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
DJ Flavi Bumba
Flavi Bumba takes us on a personal journey through the finest Congolese music, from classic rhumba to modern swede swede. Recorded through our media training project.55 mins. 2010. Alternative download:
Osama
Sudanese Online writer and human rights activist, Osama, reads from his work and shares some classical flute music from Sudan, including the amazing Ghandi Adam.55 mins. 2009. Alternative download:
Alex
Alex is a homeless refugee from Iran who has to sleep on the streets in Brighton because nobody will help him.55 mins. 2009. Alternative download:
Rosemary
Celia Turley talks to an Egyptian dancer and biochemist, Rosemary, about Coptic Christian culture and life in the UK. Her "desert island discs", include the Lebanese diva, Fairuz.55 mins. 2009. Alternative download:
The Princess of Liverpool
The heartbreaking story of Misheel, a Mongolian girl who dreamed of becomming the Princess of Liverpool. Also features Tuvan throat-singing music from Mongolia.55 mins. 2009. Alternative download:
Francis
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".55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
Medyan
A Palestinian photojournalist, Medyan, talks about his work in the Iraqi refugee camps and in the Turkish mountains. Visit ImagesLive for photos accompanying this interview55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
Mensur I
An Ethiopian world-pop maverick with 14 albums under his belt, Mensur talks about genies, African reggae, Kid Creole and the British meat industry. It's that kind of show.55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
Mensur II
Part Two: An Ethiopian popstar in exile, Mensur, plays a selection of music from his 14 albums live in the studio. Visit Mensur's Myspace Site for more tracks.55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
Clarisse
A young Burundian student, Clarisse, selects her "desert island discs" and tells us about the search for her lost brother.55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
Heval
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.55 mins. 2008. Alternative download:
