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https://www.thejournal.ie/direct-provision-band-cork-grant-4517321-Mar2019/ (https://www.thejournal.ie/direct-provision-band-cork-grant-4517321-Mar2019/)
Asylum seeker band praises 'amazing' support from Cork after securing €5,000 grant
The group is made up of nine musicians from nine different countries.
20 hours ago
A BAND FORMED from residents of the Kinsale Road Direct Provision centre in Cork has been awarded a €5,000 grant by the Cork Arts Office.
One of the band’s leaders, Roos Demol, has acclaimed the move as a wonderful gesture of support from the city.
The project had very humble beginnings. Demol and her fellow founder Norbert Nkengurutse simply wanted to collect musical instruments and organise music lessons for the people in the centre .
After successfully gathering guitars and keyboards Demol, who has worked in world music for years, quickly saw the potential in the diverse range of voices and the band started to take shape.
Before long it boasted nine musicians from nine different countries with each performing music from their own country of origin.
“You could be listening to a Ukrainian singer accompanied by a Burundian and an Indian playing guitar,” Demol said.
Surprisingly communication hasn’t been an issue for a group with such a diverse range of backgrounds.
Demol explains that when language barriers pop up they quickly sort things out with gestures and singing and communicating through the music.
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“The energy that comes out of this group is amazing,” she said.
“We practice in the Direct Provision centre and the other residents come along and watch. When they first appear they sit at the back of the room but the next time they move a bit closer and then in a couple of weeks they’re at the table with us playing along with a precussion instrument.”
Of course, depression is a problem in Direct Provision so it’s somewhere people can come and relax and let it all go. It’s fantastic for everyone.
Dubbed Citadel, in a nod to where people find sanctuary in times of war, the group played its first live event outside the centre at Bull McCabe’s bar on the Kinsale Road last year.
The buzz generated from that show saw them pick up gigs at Cork Culture night, the International Guitar Festival in Clonakilty, refugee week in UCC and many other events.
With the help of the grant they now plan to tour Ireland playing for residents in Direct Provision centres around the country and will hold workshops with Niwel Tsumbu, a guitarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has lived in Ireland for over a decade.
They are also working with a Saleem Nze, of Selector Slim Productions, who will film the progress of the band to make a documentary.
Demol believes it’s the first time a local council has given financial support to a band composed of asylum seekers.
“It’s an amazing feeling to be supported by your local city,” she said. “To have that backing is fantastic and it shows that Cork is serious about being a city of sanctuary”.
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Anything to say Ken ???
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Anything to say Ken ???
Too fukin much!!
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I wonder if any of them play the fiddle.
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Great to see support for the arts .
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World music is African.
They just left out the THIRD part.
I love most of it.
Fela Kuti was a God in Nigeria:
Speaking out against corruption.
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Speaking out against corruption.
We can do without that sorta thing in Cork.... damn immigrants!
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World music is African.
They just left out the THIRD part.
I love most of it.
Fela Kuti was a God in Nigeria:
Speaking out against corruption.
Michael Kiwanuka has a great voice,born in London but has Ugandan roots.
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+1 on Fela Kuti ::clap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti - Bit of a mad cnut by the sounds of things. Rode everything (female) and died of Aids (allegedly). Did a bit of music and politics in between...
'Chamber Music' by Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal (1990) is pretty good as well. Bit more sedate. Kinda a mix of World and Classical.
This might be the album on youtube - https://youtu.be/QsZzfxIDgKw
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Demol explains that when language barriers pop up they quickly sort things out with gestures and singing and communicating through the music.
Oh for fuck sake.... Ask me hole....
Wen I'm askin the foreigner for me fare.....
Will I take a fukin Trumpet out of the boot??
Fuk off wit yurself Demol
Silly cnut
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+1 on Fela Kuti ::clap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti - Bit of a mad cnut by the sounds of things. Rode everything (female) and died of Aids (allegedly). Did a bit of music and politics in between...
'Chamber Music' by Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal (1990) is pretty good as well. Bit more sedate. Kinda a mix of World and Classical.
This might be the album on youtube - https://youtu.be/QsZzfxIDgKw
You might like this guy Watty:
Omar Sosa:
Transparent Water:
Listen to the track "Fatiliku"
https://youtu.be/G1H6MN0QD2E
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Bit of a Spanish sound to that, Watty.
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https://youtu.be/fIknRjiTFIA
Great track from a great band.
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https://youtu.be/fIknRjiTFIA
Great track from a great band.
https://youtu.be/O9lRZFA973o
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Kanye West African American Rapper vibing out to a bit of European MinimalTechno amazing how music transcends national boundries ....https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw)
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Ladysmith black mambaso with Paul Simons Graceland is brillo
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Cobble lockers and carpet salesmen will be dancing to American Country music for 3 nights this week at the o2
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https://youtu.be/fIknRjiTFIA
Great track from a great band.
https://youtu.be/O9lRZFA973o
Very relaxing, for those days when you have the house to yourself.
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Kanye West African American Rapper vibing out to a bit of European MinimalTechno amazing how music transcends national boundries ....https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw)
Good beats for pill poppers.
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Kanye West African American Rapper vibing out to a bit of European MinimalTechno amazing how music transcends national boundries ....https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw)
Good beats for pill poppers.
K West is a musical terrorist....
Johnny... Stop winding up the philistines
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Kanye West African American Rapper vibing out to a bit of European MinimalTechno amazing how music transcends national boundries ....https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_iC5SnXcH/?fbclid=IwAR2lw4iAQ6UV4__IPcNhVJgDZnZm7oIahOuJFAZ65qvU5mNUktn8db9W5Hw)
Good beats for pill poppers.
K West is a musical terrorist....
Johnny... Stop winding up the philistines
Thats My kids tune somebody made a meme over half a million streams on spotify .