Stimela! 20 Years of Refugee Week

Refugee Week UK marks 20 years of its festival with a special release on UN World Refugee Day: a remarkable compilation album featuring eighteen tracks by musicians with refugee backgrounds and artists in solidarity with refugees.

The musicians have donated their music to to unite with people around the world seeking sanctuary and those facing detention & deportation. The themes coming through the album are that of solidarity, empathy, a questioning of history and forward-looking global activism and humanity.

Featuring some of the most sought after UK artists, the album has truly global reach with influences and styles stretching from Zimbabwe to electronic Palestinian-Dabke rhythms; Balkan beats to UK hiphop & grime!

Curated by Mohammed Yahya and Sashwati Mira Sengupta
Produced by Counterpoints Arts: counterpointsarts.org.uk

Funds raised from sales of the album tracks will go towards funding Refugee Week artistic projects produced by Counterpoints Arts in 2019.

Tracklist

01. Various - Salih's Journey to Safety (free) 00:18
02. Mohammed Yahya feat. Maqhinga Radebe - Stimela 03:30
03. Moved Around - 47 Soul 04:20
04. Heritage Survival Band - Hurombo 06:05
05. Stone Flowers - Ngunda Azali Mutu 04:03
06. Poetic Pilgrimage - Super Power 04:28
07. Kensaye - Seul ('Alone') 02:55
08. Farhood - Meshki 03:43
09. Akala - Find No Enemy 05:46
10. Natty - Motherland 03:55
11. Josephine Oniyama - Human 03:07
12. Lowkey, Mohammed Yahya & EbsilJaz - Escape from Yarl's Wood 03:41
13. The Op Sa! Balkan Band feat. Azza - Embrace 03:46
14. Logic feat. Muslimah & Naz Haze - Freedom 04:57
15. Rafiki Jazz - Tasbih 07:57
16. Aar Maanta - Keenee Gardaran 04:38
17. Haymanot Tesfa - Ambassel 06:41
18. Music In Detention - "Is It Scary?" 01:04
19. Jnr Sas - Getaway 04:07
20. Native Sun - Gallery of Dreams 03:43
21. Interview with Emmanuela - In The End We'll Make It 00:13

Source: Kensaye