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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8332/6/3/4/4
TitleTPYF Jean Blanchard Azip Interviewed by Aidan Jolly
Date10 Feb 2006
DescriptionJean Blanchard Azip talks of being born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and provides details of his childhood growing up there in the 1980s and 1990s. He provides details on the political instability, social unrest and wars of the late 1990s which led to both of his parents being killed, the disapearance of his sister, to his being captured, held against his will and then being able to escape.

Jean Blanchard Azip was able to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998 to claim asylum in the United Kingdom.

Jean Blanchard Azip provides details regarding the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the education system in the Democratic Republic of Congo, what life was like in the captial city of Kinshasa before the war, the dimond and mining trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo, how war effected life in that country and the effects of outside countries, including western nations, on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jean Blanchard Azip talks about his first impressions and experiences of British and London life when he arrived as an asylum seeker, in particular studying at college. He then provides details as to why he decided to move to Manchester. He talks about his experiences studying, living and working in Manchester. He was able to gain an apprenticeship in accountancy, build a career, buy a house and start a family in Manchester.

Jean Blanchard Azip provides his views on the nature of war. Finally he disccuses what music means to him, and how recent African music has developed, particularly Britannia Rumba, music in the north west of England. This has involved him becoming a DJ, musician and producer.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorHigh Peak Community Arts of New Mills, arts organisation
Access CategoryOPEN
FormatDigital
Audio-visual
CopiesA digital access copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office in the Digital Repository, Archive Copies (arranged by reference) folder.
TermSound recordings
Oral history
Asylum
Asylum seekers
Immigration
Music
Political history
International tensions
War (concept)
War dead
African (cultural identity)
African cultures
African history
African languages
African peoples
Migration
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Manchester 
Africa
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