Getting a haircut in Peckham

The sound of a traditional west African barber’s shop in Peckham, serving mostly customers from all over the continent who now live in London. Barber's shops like these often operate as a centre for the local African community to come together and socialise, just as much as to get their next haircut - they’re an essential part of the fabric of local African diaspora communities in the city. 

Recorded by Cities and Memory.

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