Welcome to the Ubuntu Music Program!

Today we want to feature the Ubuntu Music Program, located in the capital city of Kigali, Rwanda. Ubuntu means “humanity towards others”, and this program embodies this concept by evolving over 10 years from teaching a few dozen children each week to now more than 400 students weekly across multiple public schools and centers. This vibrant … Read More

Izuba Rirarenze by our program team in Rwanda

Watch this video of our team at the Ubuntu Music Program in Rwanda! Izuba Rirarenze is a beautiful Rwandan folk song by Vincent Niyigaba interpreted here with acoustic guitars and three part vocal harmony.   DONATE NOW

Acapela Choir Performance in Rwanda

The Ubuntu Music Program wraps up the scholar year with a beautiful choir performance during a vocal class with teacher Egide at the Apace secondary School in Kigali. A big shoutout to Ange, for her incredible voice and to the rest of the group for the great work. Mambo Sawa Sawa is a Kenian gospel … Read More

Meet With Jacques, Music Student in Rwanda

  Quarantines and school closures haven’t stopped the young people of Playing For Change Foundation from learning and playing music. Meet Jacques, one of the talented students from the Ubuntu Music Program in Rwanda. Despite lockdowns and other challenges, Jacques at only 14 years old not only continues to play guitar he also wants to … Read More

Meet with Yabes

Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda Yabes is a young drummer at the Star School whose dream nothing less than to become one of the best drummers in the world. UPDATE: Yabes has now become a drum teacher at the Ubuntu Music Program. >see profile  

More Music, More Positive Change

Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda In 2013, Playing For Change Foundation partnered with Star School, a primary and secondary school in Kigali, Rwanda, to offer a music and sports program to the students. Now three years into the partnership, the music program is thriving and recently expanded to include more classes, more teachers and more students.

Jean Paul Samputu: Music and Forgiveness

Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda Twenty years ago, Rwandan musician Jean-Paul Samputu was one of the few members of his immediate family who was not killed during the genocide. Here, he speaks with us about his journey to survive, to forgive and to begin again. Music was critical to him finding his way. Since 2009, the … Read More

Ubuntu Music Program – Star School

Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda In 2013 the Playing For Change Foundation launched a new music and sports program in Masaka, a village near Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. The program takes place at Star School, a primary and secondary school founded by Bishop Nathan Amooti that now provides education for more than 300 underprivileged children. This … Read More

Interview with Jane

Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda In 2013 the Playing For Change Foundation launched a new music and sports program in Masaka, a village near Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. The program takes place at Star School, a primary and secondary school founded by Bishop Nathan Amooti that now provides education for more than 300 underprivileged children. This … Read More