In this clip from Red Light Busking Presents Kanda Vol.1: Bedroom Shut, Music Up, we hear how music shaped identity, memory, movement and belonging. From lyrics and studio energy to Tupac, Biggie, R&B, reggae, house, garage and early morning raves, this clip explores how music gave young people a way to express themselves, connect with culture and make sense of the world around them. Part of the Music Influenced by Imprisoned Peers storyline, this video looks at how music could be an escape, a language, a release and a mirror of what young people were living through.

Swimming Upstream - written by Akilah Mantock and Jeremiah " Kaydeen" Chester produced by Taden "TC" Petrie. This is part of the sound tracks released as part of our exhibition called Red Light Busking presents Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up. An immersive, music-heavy exhibition exploring why music like grime was created and whether it was a reaction to, or a reflection of, life caught up in the criminal justice system, and what wider forces in society were at play... For more details on the event please visit our page https://www.redlightbusking.com/blog/categories/kanda-vol-1-bedroom-shut-music-up

In this clip from Red Light Busking Presents Kanda Vol.1: Bedroom Shut, Music Up, the speaker reflects on dyslexia, spelling, teaching and making education more accessible. He shares a moment from teaching in college, when students noticed spelling mistakes on the board. Instead of hiding it, he used it as a lesson: spelling difficulties should not stop anyone from learning, thinking, teaching or progressing. Part of the Making a Way Through Education storyline, this clip challenges the idea that spelling equals intelligence and asks how education can become more accessible for young people who learn differently.

In this clip from Red Light Busking Presents Kanda Vol.1: Bedroom Shut, Music Up, the speakers reflects on the difference between being contained by the education system and being properly supported by it. After repeated exclusions and difficult school experiences, they describes how an IT centre became a turning point. There, they found their place, discovered photography, took part in trips and group activities, and felt that staff worked with him rather than against him. The clip also explores what happens when young people remain vulnerable within systems, and how education later became a form of survival — helping him understand legal language, read statements, and explain clearly what had and had not happened. Part of the Making a Way Through Education storyline, this testimony asks what education can become when it sees the whole young person, not just their behaviour.