Stories / Scotland
The Tape Letters Scotland project shines a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape as a mode of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in Scotland between 1960-1980. Drawing directly both from first-hand interviews and from the informal and intimate conversations on the cassettes themselves, the project seeks to unearth, archive and represent a portrait of this method of communication, as practised by the Scottish-Pakistani community, commenting on their experiences of migration and identity, commenting on the unorthodox use of cassette tape technology, and commenting on the language used in the recordings.
Here are a selection of stories uncovered on the project through interviews, including audio from the cassettes.
Tape Letters is produced by Modus Arts and is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Tape Letters Scotland project shines a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape as a mode of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in Scotland between 1960-1980. Drawing directly both from first-hand interviews and from the informal and intimate conversations on the cassettes themselves, the project seeks to unearth, archive and represent a portrait of this method of communication, as practised by the Scottish-Pakistani community, commenting on their experiences of migration and identity, commenting on the unorthodox use of cassette tape technology, and commenting on the language used in the recordings.
Supported using public funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.