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Kang Kao Kin Kluay cover by Music for Life Foundation & Paintbrush Foundation
Watch this studio recording from our students in Thailand at the Paintbrush Foundation Arts Program! More than 50 students recorded live in Bangkok at Studio 28, along with students from Music For Life Foundation. Recorded at Studio 28, Bangkok, Thailand. DONATE NOW
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
First recordings at the Bidibidi Art Center in Uganda
Witness the first music recording at the brand new arts center in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda of South Sudanese refugees performing traditional Kakwa music. This center will officially open early 2024 with local partners @sinaloketa, constructed with support from our partners To.org. Give this gift of music this holiday season and help … Read More
Sina Loketa Agrofarm | Reporting from the ground on the food situation
Our program partners at Sina Loketa report on the food situation in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, in Uganda, home of the Salam Music Program. There is a food crisis in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement where our program the Salam Arts Program is located. Monthly food rations distributed by multiple intergovernmental bodies have been reduced and now a … Read More
2023 Zamane Festival in Morocco
In celebration of Playing For Change Day, Joudour Sahara Music Program organized the second edition of the Zamane Festival in Mhamid El Ghizlane, Morocco. More than 100 musicians and dancers performed, 500 trees were planted across different communities, cultures were brought together and diversity celebrated! We were proud to host international musicians from … Read More
PFC Day 2023 in Curitiba, Brazil
This is the ninth year in a row that an amazing PFC Day event is organized by our team in Curitiba, Brazil. This year’s edition saw 10, 000 attendees throughout the day, 16 bands on stage, 40 volunteers as well as the participation of our music students from Cajuru. This year the event benefited from … Read More
When Malian Music Meets Beethoven | Massani Cisse | Ecole de Musique de Kirina
Music teachers and students at Ecole de Musique de Kirina perform an interesting fusion of Malian music with the melody of Für Elise by Beethoven
Bringing Music Education to the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan
Solutions to an Urgent Food Crisis in Bidibidi Refugee Camp
There is a food crisis in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement where our program the Salam Arts Program is located. Monthly food rations distributed by multiple intergovernmental bodies have been reduced and now a large segment of the South Sudanese population has been cut off entirely. Our team on the ground has reported increased suicides in … Read More