About a hundred musical instruments are on their way to Nauru and Manus Island in the hope that playing music can help asylum seekers combat the boredom and stress of life in detention.

In the signal event of the turntablist and composer DJ Spooky’s groundbreaking residency at the Metropolitan Museum, he joins members of Face the Music, the Kaufman Center’s excellent new ...

Music for Refugees founder Philip Feinstein (left) is sending donated musical instruments (top right) to refugees in Nauru (bottom right) and Manus Island.