Bumi Thomas Broken Silence EP
Broken silence was written and recorded during the peak of her residency battle with the home office last year.
Coincidentally this EP is being released on the 12th of June 2020, exactly 1 year after receiving the refusal letter and threat of Deportation from the home office in June 2019 despite being born in Glasgow and living in the UK for most of my adult life.
That moment turned her world upside down!
This led to public outrage and a nationwide campaign that caught the attention of mainstream media and a petition with over 25,000 signatures.
“Broken Silence ” expresses the experience of Border Natives in a changing landscape and the range of emotions the displaced endure when transitioning from one state of liminality to another.”
Broken Silence is a visceral, rhythmic and melodic body of songs with rich grooves and poignant lyrics that combine highlife inflexions, jazz, reggae, folklore, afrobeat and blues with a pop sensibility.
Bumi defines her sound as ‘EARTH’Music, a unifying voice and force that brings different genres and people of diverse backgrounds together.
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Song- Bumi Thomas Ft Randolph Matthews – Soul Harmon
Bumi Thomas Broken Silence EP
