Tape Letters Scotland

There's a great, in-depth interview by @Mobeen_Azhar with Wajid from @tapelettersscot / @TapeLetters on #BBCWorldService you can hear it here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Looking fwd to seeing this unique resource by @tapelettersscot created by @NUthmani for upper primary & secondary schools that will showcase the many untold diverse stories in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Pls share with teachers: heraldscotland.com/opinion/248782… @MarkRatter @NLDigitalSchool @EducationScot

Not forgetting the wonderful @tapelettersscot tapeletters.com/scotland/

From @tapelettersscot to @00arika00 at @GlasgowTramway, there's a diverse set of new festivals, installations and exhibitions taking place across Scotland this November; our art column sums up what there is to see 👁️ theskinny.co.uk/art/news/scott…

🎙️ “Dad used to turn the cassette player on ... he’d bang on the mic saying “testing, testing”. It was just such an exciting thing preparing to record something! He’d explain to us that it was a message for family back home in Pakistan.” @Govanhill_mag greatergovanhill.com/latest/scottis…

If you haven't had the chance to visit the @tapelettersscot exhibition in our Community Canvas space in the @GlasgowTramway yet, make sure you drop by before it ends in January. Here's a little teaser shared by the @scotrefcouncil 🤎

One of the most emotive & brilliant exhibitions you will see this year is 'Tape Letters' by @ModusArts at Museum of Edinburgh. Until Sun 23 Feb. Shines a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape. More here: edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/tape-… 📸by Miriam Ali

Greater Govanhill went along to the opening of @tapelettersscotland, which launched last week at Greater Govanhill’s gallery space in @GlasgowTramway, bringing a powerful piece of cultural history to life. 🧵

We wrote about the Tape Letters project for the Languages issue: Voices across time: the Tape Letters project preserving British-Pakistani heritage Available to read in English and Urdu on the website: shorturl.at/Tdu9k greatergovanhill.com/latest/tape-le…

If you were fascinated by this @BBCScotlandNews report, visit Tramway now to see a display about @tapelettersscot, a project about an unorthodox way Pakistanis who migrated to the UK kept in touch with loved ones back home. tramway.org/event/eba60b68…

Tape letters were messages recorded on cassette sent between loved ones in the UK and Pakistan between the 60s and 80s The Tape Letters project is now archiving cassettes in Scotland as an important time capsule of South Asian migratory experience ▶️ bbc.in/4gMkPKX

This unique project started when Wajid Yaseen, Founder of @ModusArts & @tapelettersscot found audio cassettes of his fathers 'Naats'(religious songs) & family tapes as a mode of communication by many #Pakistani families. Many stories of others are held in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 archives

Fascinating to hear @tapelettersscot project coordinator Syma share abt the project & meeting team members, friends & exploring the exhibition including the AV screens and iPad. Thanks for the yum lunch spread include the cute cassette shortbreads & matching napkins! 👏

A fantastic launch over the wknd of @tapelettersscot exhibition @GlasgowTramway.A unique🇵🇰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿oral histories collection from partition, migration & identity to create a digital archive @nlskelvinhall & outputs by Wajid, Founder of @ModusArts & his team: tapeletters.com/scotland/

It’s @tapelettersscot install two @GlasgowTramway today

My parents would receive these tape letters in Glasgow. My Dad, Inayat, would play these cassettes in his Shawland’s shop My Sialkot Aunt Asha would often start singing in those tapes too. How 'tape letters' kept families in Scotland and Pakistan in touch bbc.com/news/videos/cr…

I loved reporting and producing this story which went out across radio, socials and TV yesterday ☺️ You can hear some of the lovely tapes here: tapeletters.com/scotland @tapelettersscot @ModusArts