A look at how politics and music intertwine in Ireland, from the 1798 Rebellion to modern hiphop.

'Music is the weapon of the givers of life, to be used for the gift of humanity.' - Fela Kuti

Music Is The Weapon

Funded by the 'Mary Raftery Journalism Fund', interviews from the unofficial refugee camp in Calais aka The Jungle - where 10,000 people seeking refuge in Europe were living before its eviction in October 2016.

The title is a reference to the Irish Famine when so many millions of Irish people were forced by an aggressive colonial system to become economic migrants. 

Photo courtesy of RefugeesTV: https://www.facebook.com/refugees.tv

Music by Calais Field Recordings:
https://sudanfieldmusic.bandcamp.com/releases

First broadcast on UCC98.3FM, 29/6/16

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