On Your Street: Discover the music of the world on your doorstep. Try out the local venues suggested by visitors to this website.
Hande Domac - Turkish: 'When he looked to where the sound was coming from he saw the skull of a dead horse...'
Aldona Caldicott - Polish: 'Singing is still a huge Polish tradition especially in rural areas. You can almost guarantee that if you go to a wedding, there will be singing.'
Cloud Chiswamu - Zimbabwean: 'Sometimes we used to do street shows. Sometimes we would play at parties and weddings'
Mikey Doran - Irish: 'My grandfather got the full set of pipes made for my father...'
Pete Morton - English folk / country: '...they were songs that were told around the fireplace, before there was any other form of entertainment...'
Hamid - Iranian / Persian: 'Gradually I learned to sing quarter notes which are very important for all facets of traditional Persian songs and singing.'
Chandu Mattani - Indian Classical / Gujerati: 'I finally arrived in Leicester in 1977. There was no limit then because the opportunities were great. England is such an attractive place...'
