Musicians in a Refugee Camp in France Record ‘The Calais Sessions’ - The New York Times
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“I am happy, like a myna/Life in a caravan, thinking about my friends/Let’s go to the garden,” go the upbeat lyrics from “Khandahar,” a poem first written in English and then translated to Farsi by two Afghan sisters, ages 9 and 12, who were living in a trailer in the sprawling migrant and refugee camp in Calais, France, that is known as the Jungle.
“Khandahar” is one of 13 tracks on “The Calais Sessions,” a benefit album released on July 29 that was recorded in the camp as a collaboration involving about 20 refugees and professional musicians. The music ranges from Middle Eastern-inflected pop to Iraqi rap to tunes from the Balkans and Spain. Some pieces are love songs. One mourns the death of a Syrian brother. Others are joyful instrumentals set against a backbeat of traditional percussion.
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