CATEGORIES News Meet The Students Instruments we teach Team Videos Learn Music COUNTRIES Argentina Bangladesh Brazil Ghana Mali Mexico Morocco Nepal Rwanda South Africa Thailand Music Tribe Donates $100,000 to PFCF Programs Bizung students perform the Bamaya dance The Music Room Supports Joudour Sahara Meet with Abril, from Cinco Saltos, Patagonia, Argentina Strengthened Leadership during COVID March is Music in Our Schools Month! Music is in our schools – Highlights from Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa A look at the History of Music through 44 amazing women! Women in the History of Music International Women's Day Music Video - Nepal Basanta – The Season of Joy | Musica Music Institute, Lalitpur, Nepal Reopening at the Khlong Toey Music Program Buy a painting from our students in Nepal Mitrata Nepal Nepal Art Visual arts teacher, Nepal Pradeep Shrestha "We are the Future": A song by our music students and teachers in Brazil Beyond Music Discover Musical Instruments The History of Music through 40 masterpieces Dance classes at the Cajuru Music Program in Brazil The Birth of Change Harmonica Teacher, Diamante Martín Chemes Vocal Lesson For Choir: Down By The Riverside / A Better Place Kathmandu, Nepal Taking Action Towards a Dream – Live Outside Workshop, Nepal Providing Emergency Supplies to the Village of Kirina, Mali Meet with Naji, music student in Morocco Live Outside workshop performance | Anu Shakya, Nepal Meet With Jacques, Music Student in Rwanda Coronavirus "Survival Guide" MUSIC MAKES US WHO WE ARE Slide guitar tutorial with Roberto Luti Three Little Birds – PFC Diamante Pablo Alderete "Luan" Talking Drum Tutorial with Alidu Maracatu Teacher, Brazil Grace Ketlyn Efigênio Leite KTMP, Thailand The 'Creative Wonderers' Project Sax video tutorial with Mathieu Aupitre Our response to COVID-19: Food distribution in Bangladesh MUSIC THEORY BASICS Harmonica tutorial for beginners with Martín Chemes Singing tutorial with Clarence Bekker BEGINNER PIANO: LESSON #1 Joudour Sahara, Morocco International Women’s Day 2020: Celebrating Female Leadership and Girls’ Participation Tuhin meets with Gigi and our program team in Thailand KTMP, Thailand Ranat Drama Teacher Amanda Simonini Instrutor de Futebol, Brazil José Vilmar Ferraz Nascimento Maracatu teacher Moisés Ferreira Vocals & musical theater, Brazil Colby Adams Musical Theatre Teacher, Brazil Giovana Blum Percussion teacher, Brazil Fábio Macedo Ganga Traditional Music Teacher, Morocco Aziz Boussta Traditional Music Coordinator, Morocco Aicha Zahaf Guitar Workshop Leader, Morocco Said Jardoj Ahidous Traditional Music Teacher, Morocco Aissa Bouhiyat Graziele Pereira Ficagna Kathmandu, Nepal Madal drum class in Kathmandu, Nepal Joudour Sahara Music Program, Morocco Youssef Hamma Joudour Sahara Music Program, Morocco Youssef Lagdeh Joudour Sahara Music Program, Morocco Ayyoub Zahaf Sports educator, Rwanda Emmanuel Ntwari Drum teacher, Rwanda Yabes Dushime Ose'e vocal teacher, Rwanda Egide Iradukunda Vocal Teacher, Brazil Anamaría Ribeiro Director of Development & Marketing Jessica Reed Board Member Archie Drury Board Member Sean Wolfington Happy New Year from Kirina, Mali The Power of Music Music is the Key – Playing For Change Foundation Bangkok, Thailand Welcome to the Khlong Toey Music Program, in Bangkok, Thailand Diamante, Argentina PFC Diamante – Video Overview Bangkok, Thailand Meet with Awitra Our team reports from our music program in Bangladesh Meet with Nahuel, guitar student in Argentina Udayapur Community VIPs Honor Mother’s Society 10 Years Of Service The Mother’s Society Expand Their Reach Deep Inside Remote Hill Tribe Region Tamale, Ghana Bizung students perform the Sinte dance Master Teacher Joins Forces With Udayapur Music Program In Katari A Community Transforms At The Udayapur Music Program In Tintale Village Playing For Change Receives the Polar Music Prize Khlong Toey Music Program Discovers New Teacher And Embraces Traditional Music iPad Multi-Track Recording Comes To Musica Music Institute Mitrata Nepal Partners With Local High School To Expand Music Program Playing For Change Day 2019: September 21st | Join the global event Students from The Ohio State University visit our music program in Ghana Learning Music Portal A journey from Bangladesh to Nepal Tuhin Asad meets with our program team in Nepal Junior Teacher, Ghana Halik Administrator, Ghana Adajo Stephen Drums Teacher, Ghana Abdul Razak Fatawu Sound Engineer Lei Lacoste visits Joudour Sahara Instruments we teach: Morocco Gimbre Instruments we teach: Morocco Dendoun Discover how lives are forever changed through the power of music and drama Meet with Thomas, program coordinator in Morocco PFC Patagonia – Video Overview Music Teacher, Morocco Kasem Jardouj Transmitting the traditional Ganga music to young generations in Morocco Dance Teacher, Ghana Iddrisu Abdul Samed Dance teacher, Ghana Sadia Mohammed Student and teachers performance, Mali Khoussa Kora Balla | Ecole de Musique de Kirina Choir Coordinator, Patagonia Carla Pavez The PFC Foundation receives the Polar Music Prize! Bass Teacher, Thailand Achitpal Sarakitphan (Art) English teacher, Thailand Sarah Bain Damon Albarn visits our school in Mali Coordinator, Patagonia David Galdame What We Can Do | w Shyam & Ishor | Mirpur Music Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh The Blues Goes Back To Its African Roots pt. 2 Tuhin Asad shares his experience on a recent community event in Mirpur What We Can Do Keyboard Teacher, Bangladesh Fardin Rahman To Help Each Other Thank you Lee Oskar visits the Diamante Music Program The Blues Goes Back To Its African Roots Halik shares his process and inspiration on how he writes a song Giving Opens The Way El Amanecer – PFC Diamante/ Tocando en Red The Valley of Light Project PFC DAY IBIZA 2018 – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT A tribute to Jaime Sarrantonio A huge Thank You from Mali Playing For Change Day 2018 : Call to Action video Balafon Performance | Kirina, Mali My return to Ghana Music And Dance at Bizung (Ghana) Administrator, South Africa Sibusiso Nyamakazi Manager of Operations & Donor Relations Priscilia de Mita "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on Marimba Mermans Mosengo teaches the blues at the Imvula Music Program Cultural Preservation at Joudour Sahara Feel The Heat ! William Aura reports from Tintale, Nepal Drum Teacher, Thailand Pichanan Kanhajan (Olive) Ukulele Teacher, Thailand Nednapa Inpithak (Num) Piano Teacher, Thailand Atichat Nakhornchai (Kan) A vocal lesson at the Imvula Music Program in South Africa Join William Aura in Bangladesh First harmonica lesson in Diamante, Argentina. Ecole de Musique de Kirina celebrates International Jazz Day Bringing Joy to the Township La Fondation Playing For Change: video de présentation La Fundación Playing For Change: video de presentación en castellano Listen To The Music, Change The World! A marimba class at the Imvula Music Program in South Africa Joudour Sahara Music Program, Morocco Meet with Chamae Have You Ever Heard A Song In Tamazight? A Female Guitarist In Mali?? An Award For The Mothers Drumming and Dance Teacher, Ghana Alhassan Mohammed Assau Drumming Teacher, Ghana Mohammed Abdallah Music Teacher, Patagonia Adolfo Fito Cid Music Teacher, Patagonia Rodrigo Arin If This Doesn't Make You Want To Learn The Kora, What Will? Percussion teacher, Bangladesh Raju Uddin A video message from our Co-Founder A DOLLAR FOR A DREAM Your Good Gift Was Meaningful Today Events coordinator, Diamante Francisco Paredes A video update from the Tintale village Mother's Society in Nepal A Special Thank You from PFC musician Roberto Luti Baja Musical Arts Initiative, Tijuana, Mexico Introducing our new partner program in Mexico Joudour Sahara Music Program - Morocco Music Workshop in Morocco Music teacher Said Morad Musica Music Institute - Nepal Meet with Seema #SheHasAVoice Empowering Girls Through Music & Arts Education Watch videos of PFC DAY 2017 events PFC DAY 2017 PLAYLIST Playing For Change Diamante 2017, Argentina Kora Teacher, Mali Saïba Diabaté MUSIC THEORY BASICS We Are One Benefit Concert (October 3rd, 2017) A visit at the Musica Music Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal News From the Khlong Toey Music Program in Thailand Celebrating 10 years of positive change Join Playing For Change Day 2017 Bizung School of Music - Ghana Getting Ready for PFC Day in Ghana 10 years of work in Nepal Music Always Unites Us PFC Diamante-Argentina Welcome to our music school in Brazil Building Success in M'Hamid, Morocco Playing For Change Foundation: Video overview Every Life has a purpose 10 Years and Growing Strong Meet the Students at the Joudour Sahara Music Program New Beginnings Through Music Escola Playing For Change no Brasil A Dance class in Mali: 360° video Taking It To The Streets Encouragement Is Like Oxygen To The Human Spirit PLAYING FOR CHANGE PATAGONIA, Argentina A Story From the Field: Dedicated to Change – Tintale, Nepal The Imvula Music Program – South Africa Discover our Music School in Mali The PFC Band visits our Music School in Brazil Tiffany Vergara Introducing The Joudour Sahara Music Program Playing For Change Argentina, Work In Progress Ecole de Musique de Kirina Starting a Garden at the Music School – Kirina, Mali Star School, Masaka - Rwanda Meet with Yabes Instruments we teach: South Africa Marimba Instruments we teach: Mali Kora Instruments we teach: Nepal Madal drum Star School - Masaka, Rwanda More Music, More Positive Change Joudour Sahara Music Program, Morocco Maryam Programs Manager Thomas Duncan President, Morocco Halim Sbai Drums Teacher, Nepal Ashim Maharjan Percussion & Harmonium Teacher Dhruba Music can stop the War Music teacher, Nepal Shilu Joshi Bizung School of Music - Ghana A song by our Students in Ghana Bizung School of Music - Ghana Meet with Somed Bizung Students Perform The Tora Dance Bamako, Mali Interview with Toumani Diabaté Student Performance ( Mirpur, Bangladesh) Sound Engineer and Editor, Mali Bagoré Sissoko Instruments we teach: Ghana Ghale Instruments we teach: Ghana Luan (or "Lunga") Instruments we teach: Ghana Gonje Are You Ready? Less Than 1 Month Until PFC Day! Music teacher, Nepal Mahesh Nakarmi Music teacher, Nepal Dinesh Nakarmi Dance & percussion teacher, Rwanda Emmanuel Ndayizeye Mitrata Music Program - Nepal The Moment We Live For "Oye (Are You Listening?)" | UNICEF & PFC Foundation French Teacher, Mali Jean Diarrah Balafon Teacher, Mali Karounga Diabaté Kora Teacher, Mali Ladji Diabaté Benedict Ali Kolaan Dance & percussion teacher Suali Seidu Marimba Teacher, South Africa Paul Matiso Percussion teacher, Nepal Ramashwor Maharjan Percussion Teacher, Mali Karim Diabaté Percussion Teacher, Mali Seydou Koné Music teacher, South Africa Duke Norman Piano & music theory teacher, Rwanda Robert Niyikiza Instruments we teach: Ghana Gon Guan École De Musique de Kirina - Mali Meet with Boubacar Bizung School of Music - Ghana Aicha – Meet The Students Bizung School of Music - Ghana Meet with Halik Prince Mahama Keyboard Teacher, Nepal Lama Maya Mitrata Music Program - Nepal Meet with Ishowri Sucess is Not an Accident Flute teacher, Nepal Raman Maharjan Music teacher, Nepal Ganesh Prasad Regmi Sarangi teacher, Nepal Kiran Nepali Gonje teacher, Ghana Ahmed Abdul-Samed A Dream Of Lasting Peace Founder, Mitrata Nepal Nanda Kulu Program administrator, Nepal Ishor Bajracharya Instruments we teach: Ghana Xylophone Instruments we teach: Ghana Kpanlogo Instruments we teach: Nepal Harmonium Instruments we teach: Nepal Sarangi Instruments we teach: Mali N'goni Program administrator, Nepal Shyam Basnet Ecole de Musique de Kirina - Mali Meet with Alou Music teacher - Administrator, Bangladesh Tuhin Asad Rehearsals at the Imvula Music Program – South Africa Programs Coordinator Cherry Yufei Chen Director of Communications and Outreach Paola Mondragon From Shipping Container To Music Studio The PFCF Family In Nepal Needs Your Help Our team returns A Musical Journey On The Silk Route Triple Threat At Three Clubs Choir In Japan Gathers To Uplift Others Through Music It All Happened Through Music Brazil School Gains Ground Taking action after the earthquake Gimme Shelter Project – Nepal Musica Music Institute - Nepal My Dream Come True – Kathmandu, Nepal Lessons on Life and Rhythm in Anguilla Ecole de Musique de Kirina, Mali A groove from Mali Mother's Society - Tintale, Nepal To Bring The Change Khlong Toey Music Program,Thailand Meet With Mok One Act of Compassion Together We Stand By Them Music Unites Schools in Mali and Brazil MUSIC FOR PEACE: PFC Day In San Diego CALIFORNIA LOVE: An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre Instruments we teach: Mali Balafon PFC Day 2015 Video Highlights Drums Teacher, Ghana Charles Aseydu Musica Music Institute - Kathmandu, Nepal Music is My Best Friend Thailand and Nepal programs communicate via Skype Making it Happen Director of Education François Viguié Tama & N'goni Teacher, Mali Mountaga Sissoko Dance teacher Anele Regional Director of Asian programs William Aura Director of Programs Operations and Impact Thea Karki The 5th Annual PFC Day Is Here! Co-founder, Ex-Officio Mark Johnson President and Co-Founder Whitney Kroenke Khlong Toey Program co-founder, Thailand Siriporn "Amm" Pomwong Piano & Music theory teacher, Ghana Afeku "Frank" Komla Dance Teacher, Mali Oumou Mariko Benefit Concert In Thailand To Support Nepal Fernando Codrino Program Director, Ghana Mohammed Alidu Program Administrator, Mali Seydou Dembelé Program Director, Mali Mahamadou Diabaté Board member LisaBeth Weber Executive Director Jake Groshong PFC Celebrates The Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary PFCF Represents at Byron Bay Bluesfest Music In Our Schools? YES! A Teacher’s Life is Changed – Mali Introducing the Mirpur Music Program ( Bangladesh) Update From Tamale Students Organize SoundRise Concert To Benefit PFCF A New Van for Bizung LET’S DANCE: Classrooms In Ghana And Philadelphia Exchange Videos Of Their Favorite Dance Moves Our Gift To You! Tula Dedicates A Song For PFCF Music Students Guitar Teacher, Thailand Piyawat "Aum" Supamit Dance Teacher, Brazil Marilia Zamilian Coordinator, Thailand Pimsupa Phakdee (Bo) Curitiba, Brasil: Centenas De Músicos, Milhares De Pessoas, Um Sonho 10 Days In Tintale Village Classrooms Separated By 8,000 Miles Connect Through Music And Art Instruments we teach: Mali DunDun Playing For Change Foundation Honored As 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit 20 Years After the Genocide Jean Paul Samputu: Music and Forgiveness Building the Dream Curitiba, Brazil | Hundreds of Musicians, Thousands of People, One Dream Bizung School performance | Ghana | Stand By Me scholarship Program Bangkok, Thailand Thank you For Believing Program Founder, Thailand Geraldine Nemrod Vice President Gail Leibowitz Music teacher, Brazil César Augusto Crepaldi Program Administrator, Brazil Virginia Martins Kathmandu, Nepal Music Gives Us Peace VP of Governance Stacie Freasier Alan Eccel Khlong Toey Music Program - Thailand Meet with Motoom Udayapur Music Program - Nepal Meet with Sarju Mothers Can Change the World Playing For Change Foundation Honored As 2016 Top-Rated Non-Profit Ubuntu Music Program – Star School Five Years Later – Tintale village, Nepal Instruments we teach: Nepal Bansuri Instruments we teach: Mali Djembé Khlong Toey Music Program, Thailand Meet with Aygo Qongqothwane (The Click Song) Solar Power And Helping Hands Arrive In Tintale Village On September 21st The World Came Together To Play For Change Star School, Masaka, Rwanda Interview with Jane Stand By Me Scholarship Program Udayapur Music Program - Nepal Meet with Samiksha Mitrata Music Program, Nepal Meet with Chitra – Nepal Khlong Toey - Bangkok, Thailand Our Mind is Halfway Return To Tintale Village Board member Ella Windsor For Pete's Sake! African and Brazilian Music Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal One Love Nepal Udayapur Music Program - Nepal Meet with Giopal Board Member Arturo Nunez VP of External Affairs Laura Dimon Los Angeles Music Students Play For Change In First-Ever Practive-A-Thon Tintale Village Mother’s Society The Tintale Women's Alliance Journeys To Kathmandu Instruments we teach: Mali Tama Tula and Roberto Luti : Teach your Children Mitrata Nepal PFC Performance, Part 1 Mitrata Nepal PFCF Performance, Part 2 A beautiful duo from Mali Ecole de Musique de Kirina, Mali Interview with Mahamadou & Seydou PFC Day 2012 at the Bizung School of Music and Dance Musical Roots & Cultural Connections Coordinator, Diamante Patrick Liotta PFC Patagonia, Argentina Jorge Amaolo Udayapur Music Program École De Musique de Kirina - Mali Meet with Marietou Khlong Toey Music Program,Thailand Meet with Tar Musica Music Institute - Nepal Meet with Utsav Udayapur Music Program - Nepal Meet with Kritika Players For Change Passing on the Knowledge The Change is here (Mali) A Visit at Ecole de Musique de Kirina Mitrata Nepal Music Program Ecole de musique de Kirina – The start of the project Music School In Kirina, Mali: Work In Progress (English/ Español/ Français) First Month Of Classes At The Bizung School Of Music & Dance Welcome to Tamale | Bizung School of Music & Dance Opening Day at Bizung School of Music and Dance Tintale Village Music Program – Nepal Close Close
March is Music in Our Schools Month! Music is in our schools – Highlights from Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa
Joudour Sahara, Morocco International Women’s Day 2020: Celebrating Female Leadership and Girls’ Participation
