"The source field recording was captured in the Alpha King, a vibrant barbershop in the heart of Kasarani, a bustling district in Nairobi, Kenya, owned by a Congolese refugee. Hum in the Air was composed using only sound from the field recording. 

"The composition reflects the warm camaraderie, the connection through music, and the idea of the hum of the barber’s clippers vibrating in the air, resonating far and wide."

Nairobi barber shop reimagined by Nichola Scrutton.

Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration. 

For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration