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heartbeatsaz
Sep 11, 20212 min read
“Music is the language we choose when we are speechless.”
A speech by Karl Paulnack about the importance of the arts was recently shared with me, and I think it is absolutely essential for...
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heartbeatsaz
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Bortopra Talanta Academy
After being forced to flee his home country of Congo, Eric Museveni sought refuge in Kenya where he was able to find a stable job in...
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heartbeatsaz
Apr 17, 20211 min read
4/17/21- "Art is My Life"
In the largest refugee settlement in the world (located in Bangladesh), Rohingyan asylum seekers are spreading joy and finding hope in...
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heartbeatsaz
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Music for Integration Foundation- 3/21/21
Today I want to share an article from UNHCR about a refugee orchestra in Chile called Fundación Música para la Integración or Music for...
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heartbeatsaz
Feb 10, 20211 min read
NPR Tiny Desk Concert- 2/10/21
This week, I am so excited to share something a little different from what I normally do! While researching news about music and...
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heartbeatsaz
Jan 17, 20212 min read
1/17/21-Finding Comfort in Music
Girum is a 20-year-old refugee from Tigray, a region in Ethiopia, who was forced to flee his home in early November to Sudan. This came...
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heartbeatsaz
Dec 28, 20201 min read
12/28/20- Sesame Street for Refugees
Today I want to share with you exciting news- Sesame Street debuted two new muppets, Aziz and Noor, who are both Rohingya refugees....
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heartbeatsaz
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Shine-A-Light: Music for Refugees
In Australia, music teacher Philip Feinstein has been working to bring the joy of the arts to refugees since 2009 through his...
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heartbeatsaz
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Shine-A-Light: International Orchestra of Refugees
Today, HeartBEATS would like to spotlight the International Orchestra of Refugees (IOR). The IOR was founded by Sebastian Agignoae, an...
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heartbeatsaz
Nov 19, 20202 min read
11/19/20- "Humanity at Night"
Today, I want to share Humanity at Night, an essay written by Sarah Fine, a senior philosophy lecturer at King's College. In this piece,...
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heartbeatsaz
Nov 7, 20201 min read
11/7/20- "Shine Your Light" from UNHCR
On October 14, 2020, the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) released a song called "Shine Your Light," sending a message...
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heartbeatsaz
Oct 22, 20202 min read
10/22/20- Refugee Stories and Culture through Music
This week, I want to share an article about Johns Hopkins alum Sasha Ingber who founded Music in Exile, a non-profit organization...
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heartbeatsaz
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Shine-A-Light: My Area Vibe
Today, HeartBEATS wants to feature My Area Vibe, a radio station based out of Arizona that is dedicated to sharing information with and...
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heartbeatsaz
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Shine-A-Light: the Pangean Orchestra
If you are familiar with HeartBEATS, The Pangean Orchestra should be a name you know well! Featured in our benefit concert, Music Feeds...
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heartbeatsaz
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Shine-A-Light: Project ARTogether
"For these programs, art is our social glue, its universality binding us all together." Based in Oakland, CA, Project ARTogether uses the...
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heartbeatsaz
Sep 15, 20201 min read
9/15/20- Musical Moments of Hope in Greece
"Just to see [the refugee families] and just to know what that community had been through, to see them finding a little bit of hope and...
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heartbeatsaz
Sep 8, 20202 min read
9/8/20- Stripped of Music
Today's article of the week is much heavier than what I have shared previously, but it is very important to bring awareness to what has...
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heartbeatsaz
Sep 3, 20201 min read
9/3/20- Music Education for Refugees
Today I want to share an article with you that is about the research of Florida State University doctoral student Carrie Danielson. She...
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heartbeatsaz
Aug 24, 20201 min read
Shine-A-Light: Buffalo String Works
Buffalo String Works is an orchestra located in upstate New York that is dedicated to "fostering vibrant, inclusive communities through...
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