27/08/2024
In July I recorded the AMAR International Charitable Foundation Yazidi Women's choir, who were on tour in the UK. They are unique and come from Khanke camp in N Iraq, where they have lived for 10 years. Music not only gives thier threatened culture resilience and meaning, but also has been a significant support to thier mental health. This project is supported by AMAR Foundation, with whom I work, and has ambitions, not only to support the Yazidis, following the genocide by ISIS, but also ensure that mental health provision is included in the UN charter for refugees, and we want to show that Music is a component of cultural and mental health provision. Please take a listen and share this link with your communities.. The link provides a taster of the album and also takes you to your preferred digital platform.
thanks.. Ashley
The AMAR Yazidi women's choir live in Khanke IDP camp in Kurdistan, Iraq, They lived there for 10 years since the ISIS genocide. The choir is unique as the first Yazidi women's choir who sing their own Yazidi music. AMAR provides Music in the IDP camps to support mental health, and ensure the Yazidi...
