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Mediterranean Music Institute

Refuge of Sound, Interpreted by Layth Sidiq

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Instituto Cervantes at Amster Yard, 211–215 East 49th Street
New York
NY
10017
United States

As a continuation of the Refugio del Sonido (Refuge of Sound) project, designed to raise awareness on the worldwide refugee crisis, Iraqi violinist Layth Sidiq '14 will perform a selection of this work, as well as music from his new project Baghdadi Tales.

There are more than 65 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, and more than 20 million refugees fleeing war and persecution. According to the Missing Migrants Project, nearly 4,000 migrants and refugees perished while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2015, more than 5,000 in 2016, and nearly 3,000 have perished so far this year.

Refuge of Sound was formed in 2016, when the Mediterranean Music Institute (MMI), El País, and Doctors without Borders launched the music-focused, multidisciplinary project under the leadership of Javier Limón, artistic director of MMI.

Limón wrote dozens of songs for Refuge of Sound and brought together an international group of Berklee College of Music students—many from war-torn countries—to record the music during a series of marathon recording sessions in Boston, Massachusetts. The music was released on four discs, each accompanied by a booklet featuring the work of artists, journalists, photographers, and others.

Sidiq is a leading Middle-Eastern violinist on the world music stage. Born in Iraq and raised in Amman/Jordan, he has toured the world and performed in prestigious venues such as the Royal Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony Hall, and the Royal Albert Hall.