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We talked a lot over the years. . I persuaded him to begin to commit the archive of his thoughts to camera. . Slowly I shall post some of those clips. . You will find a printed account of the man and his life in my "Reports to the Serenissima", RN Books, London, 1990.

I was asked by an interviewer to give an account of my translation of Mohamed Choukri's "Streetwise" (Saqi Books, London, 2007). . Since doing that translation was a huge and fascinating challenge in my life (I did not speak Arabic), I have made a small video from the interview. . Recorded at SOAS, 14 May 2023. .

A CEILIDH FOR CALAIS. . Played by the SOAS Ceilidh Band [School of Oriental and African Studies, London] . On Sunday 21 April the Band did a very fine ceilidh dance at Jamboree in King's Cross, London. . It was a "Ceilidh for Calais". . The evening also included dances from Kurdistan, led by Kurdish dancers. . In this clip, some of our dancers improvised dance steps to the tune of our Congress ...

Martin Schwartz - Paper for Hydra Rebetiko Gathering [1]

The master weaver at work.

General view of the loom in action.

Laying down the warp ("ground"). [[1]

Laying down the warp ("ground") [2]

Laying down the warp ("ground"). [3]

The final pattern of the weave, done in red and blue.

Preparing a very fine piece of textile, including threads in gold and silvr. This piece took one month to complete.

Two sea songs from Mahdia, Tunisia - Mr Hedi Mili recorded in the cafe in Place du Caire, Mahdia, Tunisia - 14 January 2024

New Year greetings to our friends in Hydra. Hoping to play together with you again soon.

The Sponge Fishers of Kalymnos

Le Rebetiko Band de Paris - 9th December 2023 - Prin to charama

Le Rebetiko Band de Paris - 9 December 2023 - Bouzouki mou dhiplochordho

Ed Emery - Workers' Inquiry in the 1970s - Historical Materialism - SOAS, London - 9 November 2023

War in Our Time: Militant Agenda for Migrant Musics - Ed Emery - SOAS, London - 15 November 2023

Ed Emery 'Talking Shit' May Day Rooms, London 12 October 2023

Ed Emery - ICTM Paper 2021 - "Armed affect: The Palestinalied of Walter von der Vogelweide"

Playing the Oyster March [No sound]

Apo xeno topo - Trinity College, Cambridge - 18 March 2023

Testing acoustics - Trinity College Chapel - 4 March 2023

SOAS Rebetiko Band at the Old Commercial Inn, Bishopsteignton, Devon, 30 October 2022

The Syrian poet - 'Britaniya' - Calais 2015

SOAS Ceilidh Band - Paradiso Perduto - Venice - 26 September 2022

Long live the red republic Saturday 17 March 2022 MOV

Rena Stamou - Rebetissa - In memoriam - 31 iii 2022