Life of a Refugee, in Music
Refugee: It's a word loaded with fear, abandonment, and sometimes the most brutal and tragic of stories. From Iraq to Darfur, it's the stories of people fleeing the worst of humanity that are the most moving examples of the ravages of war. Today, we'll talk to a group of refugees from the horrifying eleven year civil war that devestated Sierra Leone -- who are defined equally by their experience as refugees, and their musical group, The Refugee All-Stars. They formed the group in a refugee camp in Guinea as a way of putting their experiences in context artistically. A documentary about them will be on PBS in a few weeks. They're extraordinary people; you can't believe what they've been through. If you have questions for them, or if you've ever been a refugee, please feel free to post comments and questions.
1:29 PM ET | 06-12-2007 | permalink
