The Journey

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. In this track we hear children from Pegasus School greeting the detainees in many different languages.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. In this track we hear a call and response chant with children and detainees.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This tune was taken from a detainee from Zambia and arranged into a two-part song with the school children. It is accompanied by the three members of Oxford Concert Party:  accordion (Arne), violin (Isabel) and double bass (Lucy). The lyrics of this song show increased understanding and empathy with the detainees. 

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This tune was taken from a detainee from Zambia and arranged into a two-part song with the school children.  This is the second part! The lyrics of this song show increased understanding and empathy with the detainees.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. In this track we hear a drumming session (and whistling, clapping and other sounds!) led and inspired by a Zimbabwean officer at Campsfield – an opportunity to let off steam! We also hear violins added over the top.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This song is sung by a Pakistani detainee at Campsfield, with group drumming and clapping rhythms as accompaniment.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This is an original composition written by the school children. An atmospheric piece, we hear first of all a list of essential things an asylum seeker would be missing (food, money, family, etc.), and then a list of happier things the children deem important: “family and caring, games and playing, flowers and sunshine, music and dancing: freedom!”

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This song was contributed by a Kurdish Iraqi detainee.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. In this track we hear a drumming session (with birdsong-like whistling, clapping and other sounds!) led and inspired by a Zimbabwean officer at Campsfield – an opportunity to let off steam! 

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. In this ‘Silly Samba’ detainees and children count in different languages before the track goes into alternating between a silly accordion and bass melody and samba-style drumming with the children counting “1-2-3-4-5-6-7-samba!” over the top.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This song was contributed by a Pakistani detainee.

CD: ‘The Journey’; Music provider: Oxford Concert Party.

A project between detainees at Campsfield IRC and young children from Pegasus School in Oxford.

During this project the two groups never got to meet, but were able to communicate through songs, dances, chants and instrumental pieces. This tune was taken from a detainee from Zambia and arranged into a two-part song with the school children (see the track ‘We Never Know – Part 2’ for this section). It is accompanied by the three members of Oxford Concert Party:  accordion (Arne), violin (Isabel) and double bass (Lucy).