Read about Reem's radio documentaries for BBC Radio 4, exploring the music of migrant and exiled communities in the UK.

Links to programme information:

Series Two, Produced by Tony Phillips

Series One, Produced by Neil McCarthy

"I was impressed by Reem Kelani's genuine understanding, her empathetic approach and her bold confirdence in speaking of the Armenian genocide frankly and appropriately."
Voice of Nor Serount, Issue 62, February 2003
Maral Kojayan

Greed is Good
The Guardian, 24 January 2003
Charlotte Higgins

Pick of the Day
The Guardian, 7 January 2003
Harold Jackson

(as emailed to the official Distant Chords website)

"Reem has a superb way of interacting with people, and the enthusiasm and directness of the people on the programme was just superb... You cannot appreciate how important these programmes are in the current climate of anxiety… These programmes are essential to strengthen the bridge of humanity that exists between various communities in the UK."
Omer Rana, January 2003

"Thanks for such a wonderful lunchtime programme. 'Distant Chords' has been a very moving musical journey. As a Jewish musician working in Bristol, I have felt a sense of connection with these other diasporic traditions."
Jon Stein, January 2003

"I found this programme very moving and beautiful. Reem Kelani provides insights and associations which strike a chord for anyone living in exile, and I'm sure is equally evocative to native listeners."
Hanna Braun, January 2003