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Ghana Video

Our schools in Mali and Ghana join for a residency in Tamale, Ghana

Our schools in Mali and Ghana join for a residency in Tamale, Ghana

A visit to our School in Ghana

A visit to our School in Ghana

A Xylophone Class in 360° at the Bizung School of Music, Tamale Ghana

A Xylophone Class in 360° at the Bizung School of Music, Tamale Ghana

Bizung students perform the Bamaya dance

Bizung students perform the Bamaya dance

Bizung students perform the Sinte dance
Tamale, Ghana

Bizung students perform the Sinte dance

Halik shares his process and inspiration on how he writes a song

Halik shares his process and inspiration on how he writes a song

Music And Dance at Bizung (Ghana)

Music And Dance at Bizung (Ghana)

Getting Ready for PFC Day in Ghana
Bizung School of Music - Ghana

Getting Ready for PFC Day in Ghana

A song by our Students in Ghana
Bizung School of Music - Ghana

A song by our Students in Ghana

Meet with Somed
Bizung School of Music - Ghana

Meet with Somed

Bizung Students Perform The Tora Dance

Bizung Students Perform The Tora Dance

Aicha – Meet The Students
Bizung School of Music - Ghana

Aicha – Meet The Students

Meet with Halik
Bizung School of Music - Ghana

Meet with Halik

LET’S DANCE: Classrooms In Ghana And Philadelphia Exchange Videos Of Their Favorite Dance Moves

LET’S DANCE: Classrooms In Ghana And Philadelphia Exchange Videos Of Their Favorite Dance Moves

Bizung School performance | Ghana | Stand By Me scholarship Program

Bizung School performance | Ghana | Stand By Me scholarship Program

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LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY

 

Culture and environment are very intertwined here in M’hamid. The weather turns from blistering hot in the summer (reaching 130 degrees Farenheit regularly in July and August) to sandstorm season in March and April, which helps to propagate the date palm trees, the economic power in the region. Climate change is a very real presence locally, with little access to water becoming normal, and the encroachment of sand dunes onto precious farmland happening right now, working to disperse not only communities, but ancient traditions with them.

In M’hamid there is a great importance placed on the community and people moving together in groups. Whether it be families of 10 living under the same roof eating from the same central Tagine dish for their meals, or the ritual of preparing and sharing tea with whomever may be around, foreigner or local, the sense of inclusion is vital to the community. The passing down of music and poetry from generation to generation is another vital aspect of the community, as art and tradition serve as reassurances in a constantly changing world. It is the role of the youngest generation to learn from the past to bring the traditional Saharan art into future, so at to coexist with the modern.

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