Refugee drummer beats a path to healing for students

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 31, 2023

Neither wars nor harsh sanctions in his former home of Iraq could get in the way of Evan Yako's dream of becoming a drummer.

Evan Yako has been drumming since he lived in Baghdad, where he busked with improvised instruments. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

Now, he is using his musical talents to provide therapy to refugee kids in western Sydney who have escaped similarly ...

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