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When war broke out in the Former Yugoslavia, Bosnian sculptor Belma Lugic was working as an au pair in Britain in order to learn English. Frustrated, she went back to Sarajevo after six months, but
Double bassist and producer Bernard O'Neill remembers a series of free concerts held in Dublin after the Air India crash in 1981: The Indian government sent over their best musicians to perform as a
Having trained as a classical opera singer, Besa Berberi is now changing the way she performs and thinks about music. Unable to return to her home in Kosovo, or remain in Croatia or Albania, Besa
Born and raised in Mogadishu, Somalia, Deka Abdirahman, founder of the Bexley Somali Community Group, was at home on New Year's Eve 1990, getting ready to welcome in the New Year . "All of a sudden
The Bhojpuri 'Baja Baje' Boys are part of Mauritius' majority Indian-origin population and the leading exponents of an upbeat mix of African sega rhythms and Bollywood-inspired glitz. Famous nowadays
Biddy Partridge-Samuels moved to the UK in 1999. A colleague commented that she must be pleased to be returning home; but for Biddy, born in Kenya, and living in South Africa and Zimbabwe, being
When sisters Betty Atiku and Gladys Ayakaka entered their first singing competition as children and were placed third, they were devastated. "We wanted to win!" smiles Betty Atiku, "so from that time
Composer Bishwo Shahi was raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, and moved to London in 2005. His father was a musician and his first musical excursions were as a guitarist, composer and music arranger in
Master musician of the Gnawa tradition Boujemaa Bouboul hails from the ancient southern Moroccan town of Tarroudant. The Gnawa are the descendants of Sudanese slaves. Gnawa is the music of slavery
"A musical journey to warm the soul by one of the most lyrical and original guitarists around today" (JazzFM/Evening Standard). Born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, Branco Stoysin taught himself the guitar

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