The 50th and final event of the festival and it’s a return to Sidney and Matilda for a night of dance, music, food and poetry to cap off this mesmerising week of Migration Matters Festival!
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Suntou Susso
Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: Kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia.
Born a Griot in a 700-year old tradition, the Kora – harp-lute with 22 strings – is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people.
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Amir Darwish
Amir Darwish is a British Syrian poet & writer of Kurdish origin who lives in London. Born in Aleppo & came to Britain as an asylum seeker in 2003.
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Open Kitchen Social Club
Feeding hungry stomachs for our closing party, Open Kitchen Social Club return.
To find out more about the incredible work Open Kitchen Social club do to provide free meals to the people most in need please visit their website:
https://www.openkitchensocialclub.com
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One World Choir
The life-enhancing, sociable and diverse One World Choir of Sheffield bring together asylum seekers and refugees with others living in Sheffield. The performances are joyful and vibrant as they sing songs in a variety of languages, many created by the choir’s members. Enjoy their spirit and energy!
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FEHDAH
Fehdah is a future-afro soul vocalist, producer and multi-instrumentalist, on the frontline of an emerging Irish hiphop and electronic music scene. An eclectic songwriter who draws on her love of Wassoulou music in forging an entirely new take on electronic soul.
“Fehdah is crafting her own genre” – Gal Dem
“Afrofuturist electrosoul worthy of many respins” – The Irish Times