Music has the ability to transport us to a particular time or place and evoke memories that help us connect to ourselves and our heritage 🎶
To mark 75 years since Partition, @safiya.haneen asked 10 people who have migrated to various parts of the UK from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to share their stories through songs that remind them of home and bring them closer to their South Asian heritage.
Click our link in bio to read their stories and listen to songs from the likes of A.R. Rahman, Natasha Noorani and Swet Shop Boys 🔗
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[Image description: A graphic with an archive photograph of a three people sat together in a grassy field. They are crouching or sat on the ground surrounded by several large pots. Text at he tpp of the image says "The songs and stories of South Asian migration to the UK.
To celebrate South Asian Heritage month and mark 75 years since Partition, gal-dem speaks to 10 people who share their stories through music"]