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The Cultural Frontline: Performing for Peace at the United Nations

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29/09/2018 GMT

Performing for Peace at the United Nations

BBC World Service - The Cultural Frontline, Performing for Peace at the United Nations

Meet the Syrian musician using her voice and her violin to call for peace

As nations from around the world meet for the UN General Assembly we hear from international artists who are using their voice and art to call for peace and support for refugees

Meet the Syrian violin virtuoso who has performed for peace at the White House and the United Nations. Mariela Shaker tells us why she uses her violin to tell the story of the life and the war she left behind in her home city of Aleppo.

Has a song, a film or a poem ever changed the way you see the world? The Russian writer Grigori Chkhartishvili better known by his pen name, Boris Akunin, shares the story of the Japanese poem which has had a profound impact on his life and his writing. 

The critically acclaimed writer Sulaiman Addonia reveals how a childhood spent as an Eritrean refugee in Sudan inspired him to write his new novel and to launch a writing academy for refugees. 

Plus - prepare for an audience with GRRRL, the all-female international super group formed by musicians from countries from all over the world.  We head backstage at one of their performances and discover how they tell their collective stories of life, conflict, inequality and change through music.

Presented by Tina Daheley.

Produced by Mugabi Turya, Shoku Amirani, Kirsty McQuire, Nancy Bennie, Milly Chowles and Will Coley.

Image: Violinist Mariela Shaker. Credit: Getty Images

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