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fishing.What I like most is teaching children how to sing simple Ugandan songs. I go to schools in Northern Ireland, along with other members of Beyond Skin, to teach the pupils about different cultures.


join in. They especially love to play the drums. I am in the final year of a three-year degree in sociology and community development at the University of Ulster. It has been tough at times, but I have great supportive tutors.


volvement with Beyond Skin has been meeting mu- sicians from all over the world. As an immigrant, you can get isolated some times. “I love to meet people from Northern Ireland and I have travelled all over the place, including En- niskillen and Cushendall. Some of the children here


“One of the highlights for me through my in-


“The children really enjoy it and are very keen to


‘One of the highlights for me has been the chance to meet musicians from all over the world’


have very little knowledge of life in other coun- tries. I was once asked did I live in a house in Uganda. “They learn a lot about ethnic minorities simply


by asking us questions. “I think that Beyond Skin is a fantastic organisa- tion. In my country we have no difference between


who is who in terms of religion. Everybody can mix with each other. “When I first moved here, I had to learn what


areas to go to and not to go to, and what to say and what not to say. That upset me initially, but I am now getting use to it. “Music is a great way to break down barriers. We are achieving this through Beyond Skin.”


Beyond Skin is a organisation based in Northern Ireland which uses music, art, multimedia and radio as a tool for cul- tural education and exchange. They can be contacted at 11-47 Boyd


Street, Belfast, BT13 2GU. Email: info@beyondskin.net, phone: 078 7775 6987 or on the internet at www.beyondskin.net


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