École De Musique de Kirina

A Visit to Kirina’s New Music School

by Francois Viguie

The Music School of Kirina is the latest music school created by the Playing For Change Foundation. It opened its doors in October 2010. Every week more than 300 kids attend free classes in kora, balafon, djembé, talking drum, dance, musical theory, traditional History, English and French. Kirina is a village whose musical traditions have been passed down through generations since the 13th century. The school is designed to preserve and transmit a unique cultural knowledge and create a better future for the new generations of Kirina. This video invites you to visit the school, see its students and teachers at work and meet some of of the leaders of the project such as Toumani Diabaté, legendary kora player from Bamako, Mali. 

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