Composer Roxanna Panufnik has teamed up with a London gospel choir and two soloists from Afghanistan and Ukraine to launch a singular Christmas profit single.
‘Sleep, Jesus, Sleep’ is Roxanna’s personal association of the standard Ukrainian Christmas carol of the identical title. This new model has been recorded by gospel choir Soul Sanctuary, Ukrainian soprano Inna Husieva and Afghan tabla participant Sulaiman Haqpana.
Proceeds from gross sales of the one, which is out there in digital type through main streaming providers, will go to the Refugee Council, which champions the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
The nationalities of each soloists are important within the mild of present occasions. ‘Since Putin commenced his ‘particular operation’ in Ukraine, the numerous hundreds of Afghan refugees that we airlifted out of Kabul in August 2021 appear to have been all however forgotten,’ Roxanna, the daughter of famous composer, conductor and refugee Andrzej Panufnik, explains. ‘1000’s are nonetheless ready to be housed, usually with a number of households sharing one resort room.’
The Refugee Council will spend the proceeds from the one serving to refugees of all nationalities to search out their toes within the UK.
You possibly can stream or obtain ‘Sleep, Jesus, Sleep’, and assist elevate very important funds for the Refugee Council’s work, at https://lnk.to/SleepJesusSleep
Along with the one, Roxanna has additionally composed a extra standard choral association that she has despatched to numerous choral administrators. Because of this, there shall be greater than 40 stay performances of this association in cathedrals (together with Salisbury, Norwich and Liverpool Metropolitan), church buildings (together with Royal Peculiars Westminster Abbey and St George’s Windsor), live performance halls and faculties all around the UK, Belfast and Philadelphia. You will discover extra particulars about these concert events on the related web page of Roxanna’s web site.
