Migration in Music

Few things can transcend political and cultural boundaries with as little difficulty as does music. Music is also great for bringing migration topics into the classroom, including (why not?) business school teaching.

For interdisciplinary research on music and migration, see:

International Music & Minorities Research Center at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Intercultural Ensemble (video in Portuguese and English) – a project that unites who live in the Torres Vedras municipality in Portugal around music and dance.
Special Issue on Music and Migration (2006) in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32(2)

If you’d like to enjoy some songs about migration, see:

14 Songs About The Refugee Experience To Listen To This World Refugee Day shared by Misión de Caridad.
Top 60 songs for immigrants' & Refugees’ rights shared by Music to Lift on YouTube.
Songs of Immigration and Migration by Library of Congress.
Songs about immigration at Songsaboutimmigration.com.

The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants (We get the job done)

Find song lyrics here.

Woody Guthrie- Deportee

Performed by Arlo Guthrie. Find song lyrics here and a Wikipedia article about the real event behind it here.

Kevin Johansen - Sur o No Sur

Find song lyrics here [in Spanish] and an article about the singer’s bicultural background here [in English].

Manu Chao -Clandestino

Find song lyrics here [in Spanish] and an article on the story of the album here [in English]