‘Refugee’ song by Moira Smiley

Moira Smiley is becoming one of my favorite singers. She recently released her new album; read a review at
http://rootsworld.com/reviews/smiley-18.shtml

It includes this powerful song:


She wrote,

My world was blown open in summer 2016 while volunteering at Calais Jungle refugee camp in France. I woke to culture and language completely beyond my understanding, and also the simple power of humans making beauty together – from nothing. It’s an honor to be with people when they have a life-or-death need for ‘perspective’ – that perspective mostly gotten through tenacity, openness and wit. Through these people who had become refugees, I understood how deeply connected we billions of humans are, and how little we may know of each other.
https://moirasmiley.com/store/

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A recent live performance by a quintet:


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A recent performance by a trio:


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Buy a score at
https://moirasmiley.com/store/?download=refugee

Read a great interview with Moira about what led to this song, and see/hear one more version at
http://cometolife.com/i-am-only-what-you-are-an-interview-with-moira-smiley-for-world-refugee-day/

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photo of refugees in Mosul
© Kainoa Little

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