Campaign
Tape does not wait
Magnetic tape degrades. Reciters age. The window for capturing much of this heritage is measured in years, not decades — and the campaign exists to close that gap.
Phase I
Rescue
Digitise 400 hours of at-risk cassette and reel held by families.
Phase II
Describe
Bilingual cataloguing, maqām analysis and oral-history interviews.
Phase III
Share
Public audio library, learning resources and touring listening rooms.
£68,400 of £120,000
Phase I & II funding
Ways to take part
Fund a digitisation day, sponsor an oral-history interview, or deposit a recording held in your own family.