Tristan Paton
Tristan has worked across a range of settings in the charity sector, primarily in fundraising from trusts, foundations and institutional
Ben Amponsah
Ben Amponsah, BSc, PGDipl, MBPsS, MBACP (Accred) An ex-army officer, is both psychotherapist and life-coach. He qualified as a counsellor
Alifya Akberali
I am originally from Nairobi, Kenya. I have been interested in the humanitarian sector from quite a young age. This
Daniel Diaz Vera
Photo Credit: Martin Fuentes We are delighted to welcome our new trustee Daniel Diaz Vera from Chile who has been
Sepideh Amiri
Sepideh is a member of Stone Flowers and has been making music with us for the last 6 years. She
Alex Etchart
Alex Etchart is an Anglo-Uruguayan social artist and multi-instrumentalist composer working in the UK and beyond. Raised in the South
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu is an internationally recognised musician and composer, whose family has a long musical tradition dating back to the
Joe Steele
Joe Steele is a composer, saxophonist and music leader based in London. As a composer, Joe's music often explores the
Sanja Govorcin
Sanja joined Music Action in 2018 as a facilitator for Harmonise. Born in Bosnia and Hercegowina, she came to Austria
Ben Czureja
Few words about me, Im a Roma guitarist that come from a musical Gypsy family Background, I worked as a
Leila Seguine
Leila is a French professional musician (Singer & Flutist) performing with her band, Cristobal and the Sea, across Europe. They
Mazaher
ARTIST STATEMENT I was born in 1978 Why? I don’t know In one of the most beautiful cities in the
Arian Sadr
Arian Sadr has been enthusiastic about music since childhood, particularly Persian percussion. He started learning Tonbak (Persian goblet drum) and Daf
Kayo Chingonyi
Kayo Chingonyi (pronounced kai-o chin-gone-yee) is a fellow of the Complete Works programme for diversity and quality in British Poetry
Glenn Sharp
Glenn is a session musician, composer and producer. He is a session guitarist who specialises in traditional acoustic music (flamenco
Rioghnach Connolly
Ríoghnach Connolly is a traditional singer and flautist from Armagh, in the northeast of Ireland. Bestowed with a rich familial
Christine Adcock
Christine Adcock trained as a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist and is an amateur cellist. She has worked in the NHS
Debra King
Previously our Chair, Debra King has worked across the arts and education sector in management, creative producing and programming. She
Ian Ritchie
Previously our Chair, Ian was also Artistic Director of the Setúbal Music Festival in Portugal, Artistic Director of The Musical
Dr Martyn Hudson
Martyn has a PHD from Brunel University on Islam, science and philosophy and has written widely on arts and literature,
Alim Kamara
Award winning hip-hop artist and public speaker Alim Kamara, is one of the most original British motivational speakers, who successfully
Hassan Nezamian
Originally from Iran, Hassan has worked with Music Action International for the past two years. He has been a photographer
Farhaan (Faz) Shah
Born in Oldham, Faz started playing the violin in studios and on tracks from an early age and moved into
Jaydev Mistry
Jaydev is a guitarist, percussionist and music technologist. He won an Amnesty award for his music and has collaborated with
Adam ‘Madz’ Alnajjar
Madz is a 20 year old from Damascus, Syria, who has practiced and performed the art of beatboxing on streets
Merit Stephanos
Merit Stephanos is a singer, composer, workshop leader and Professor of Music Outreach at the Royal College of Music, London.
Tim Steiner
Tim Steiner is a composer and workshop facilitator with a specialty in devised and collaborative performance. He has directed hundreds
Ivana Gavrić
“Music has the wonderful power to transcend divisions of language, cultures and age, and can help bring people together, particularly
Jean Paul Samputu
Jean Paul Samputu is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Rwanda. He has established himself as one of the most
Harry Christophers
“Music can add a semblance of sanity to a world that is full of conflict. I firmly believe that it
Lis Murphy
Lis Murphy has pioneered the use of singing and songwriting to support war and torture survivors find peace through personal
Nick Jones
Nick joined as a volunteer musician in the ‘Stone Flowers’ project in 2013, and has since progressed to a professional
Emmanuela Yogolelo
Emmanuela Yogolelo is a singer, workshop leader and interpreter who fled war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is
Noga Ritter
Originally from Israel, Noga has lived in Europe for the last few years. She has performed with various projects in
