The people using music to bring others together
The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann festival in Belfast is successfully using music as a tool for social integration through the 'Tunes Translated' project. The festival has exceeded economic and attendance expectations, drawing thousands of performers from 22 different countries.
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This highlights how large-scale cultural events can serve as platforms for both economic growth and social cohesion in post-conflict or diverse urban environments.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Bernie Allen BBC News NI BBC Tunes Translated is an intercultural music integration project that brings together migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers with the indigenous population of Belfast As the largest Irish music festival in the world, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann , continued in Belfast on Saturday, those in attendance were also able to experience music from other countries and cultures throughout the world.
Tunes Translated is an intercultural music integration project that brings together migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers with the indigenous population of Belfast.
On Saturday the group hosted a concert and its organiser Catherine Crean said there were 22 different nationalities performing in the band.
She said they use "indigenous and international music" to bring those groups of people together.
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