[CMA R] [CMA] Sheffield Live![Scanned]

[Sangita Basudev]

The voices of Sheffield



SHEFFIELD LIVE! hit the airwaves on 87.7FM in time for with a series of 
shows geared around International Refuge Week.  You can also pick them up 
on www.sheffieldlive.org



A daily debate programme in the morning and a cultural programme in the 
afternoon are the corner stone of the programming co-ordinated by various 
refugee communities.



Run by media centre The Drum, it was also the voice of some of Sheffields 
most popular festivals and provided a platform for many local bands to get 
their music heard.



The Drum has already trained a number of refugees and asylum seekers who 
will be helping manage the running of Sheffield Live!, the station that 
will broadcast on 87.7FM from June 17 until July 13.



Sangita Basudev, chief executive of The Drum which is based in the former 
National Centre for Popular Music, said: Sheffields refugee community 
rarely get the opportunity to tell their side of the story. Sheffield Live! 
will give scores of people the chance, not only to tell their side of the 
story, but also tell Sheffielders about their own culture and the issues 
affecting their lives through music, storytelling and plays.



The Drum is working in partnership with the Northern Refugee Centre to help 
organise local events for International Refuge Week which runs from June 20 
to 26.



Sheffield Live! is set to broadcast from three festivals - Sharrow, Heeley 
and Parson Cross - and Ponderosa Carnival.



Through Sheffield Live! you will hear many different voices, accents, 
stories, music and languages  Says Sangita  We give air space to local 
musicians, bands, DJs, composers and writers. Sheffield Live! brings you 
the sounds of a lively and diverse City and fights to break down the 
barriers of stereotype. Listen and you will hear a City that reflects the 
voices, sound and the music of the world



Sheffield Live! is supported by the Home Office Challenge Fund.



Released on behalf of The Drum by Neil Anderson at All Credit Media. More 
information from tel 0114 225 7080 or mobile: 0777 929 2212.


Sangita Basudev
The Drum
6 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2QQ
0114 2814082

listen to our internet radio station on

www.sheffieldlive.org

Keep dancing but don't give up the fight! 

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