Music teacher Programa Musical Bogando Neyvo is from Quibdó—Chocó, and he currently works as a music teacher specializing in music theory and instrumentation in the “Music for Peace and Coexistence” Project. A phrase that represents him is: “musical practice always leaves positive results in your body and heart.” Neyvo is a musician from Quibdó, the … Read More
Pedagogical Coordinator Programa Musical Bogando Pamela Ardila is originally from the city of Bogotá, but currently resides in Quibdó – Chocó. She holds a degree in Community Education with an Emphasis on Human Rights from the National Pedagogical University. She has also completed specialized studies in Childhood and Youth through the Latin American Council of … Read More
Two students from our School in Mali (Ecole de Musique de Kirina) perform a traditional Malian Song. featuring NFaly Kouyaté and Adama Diabaté
Watch this video to hear Parbati Dahal talk about the mission, importance, and impact of the Mother’s Society on women and girls across rural eastern Nepal. Parbati is a co-founder of the Mother’s Society, officially registered as an NGO in 2016, but which began as an unofficial movement to create better futures for women and … Read More
Watch this uplifting performance by the female-led United Adungu traditional band in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda at the Salam Music Program. Singing ‘Unity! Unity!’, this song is about women, mothers, and girls having to flee civil conflict in South Sudan, from firsthand experience, and about their hope for unity. The traditional music … Read More
Meet Rashmi Adhikari! Watch this video to learn about Rashmi’s inspiring work with our programs in Tintale Village, Nepal. She recounts first hand the positive change we’ve helped bring about through our education initiatives and through the Tintale Village Mothers Society. Rashmi now serves as the Nepali Programs Coordinator for Playing For Change Foundation, working … Read More
Teaching Artist Wicahpi Olowan Music Program Santee is Lakota singer and songwriter hosting weekly drum circles at the Oglala Lakota Artspace. Checkout his lastest album produced at the Wicahpi Olowan Music Studio:
Engineer – Producer Wicahpi Olowan Music Program Terrance Jade is an award-winning Oglala Lakota Hip Hop Artist from the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. He has been to shows across the US but has started his career in music on the reservation, more specifically in Wounded Knee, SD. His music is Lakota inspired and goes into … Read More
Teaching Artist Wicahpi Olowan Music Program Tiana Spotted Thunder is a Lakota recording artist from Oglala, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She is a vocalist of many genres, but specializes in singing traditional Lakota and indigenous music. She travels throughout North America to powwows as a backup singer for drum groups as … Read More