Sounds of Refuge Album

Sounds of Refuge is the brand new album from John Falsetto, Mohamed Sarrar and Ammar Haj Ahmad fusing Zimbabwean, Sudanese and Syrian music, spoken word and poetry.

Composed and performed with mbira, darbuka and djembe, the three musicians together with special guest Duncan Webb on piano and keys, recorded their debut album at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios in summer 2018.

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John and Mohamed began writing music together in their dressing room and were joined by Ammar whose poetry is featured on a number of the tracks. The three performers met through The Jungle, and Sounds of Refuge was born from a desire to challenge pre-conceptions about refuge and being a refugee.

The album received its world premiere live performance on the World Music Stage at Victorious Festival in 2018, and has since been performed at St Ann’s Warehouse in New York and Journeys Festival International, a multi-arts festival celebrating refugee and asylum seeker artists.

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