Mirpur Music Program

Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

250 students

7 staff

Since 2015

Since January 2015, the Playing For Change Foundation has been working in the slums of Mirpur District of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to provide music education to underprivileged children. In this district, a third of residents live below the national poverty line of $2 per day and child malnutrition rates are 48%. 

Free and adapted music classes and music performances are being held in several spaces and local schools across Mirpur. Approximately 250 children aged 5 to 12 years old are being served by this program. 

6 teachers provide more than 150 hours of music instruction per month. Children are being taught musicalization, rhythm exercises, and traditional songs. In addition to music instruction, interdisciplinary work is being introduced using music to help students improve vocabulary, reading and pronunciation.

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VIDEO OVERVIEW

Life in the community

Situated to the northeast of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Mirpur is home to approximately 1.5 to 2 million residents. The area encompasses numerous slums and impoverished neighborhoods. Mirpur also hosts the headquarters of Grameen Bank, the microfinance organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohammad Yunus.

Traditional and modern music

Located in slum area

Vocal training

250 students

FEATURED STORIES

VIDEOS

Discover this program
  • Traditional dance performance: Kirina, Mali
  • Jarabi | Kirina Lolow
  • When Malian Music Meets Beethoven | Massani Cisse | Ecole...
  • Guedé | A Rhythm from Ecole de Musique de Kirina,...
  • Boubacar & Nfaly: Sabou Diaby
  • Fakoly Fassa | Ecole de Musique de Kirina
  • Adama Tama solo performance in Kirina
  • Sacko Dougou by N'Faly and Gouem: Ecole de Musique de...
  • Welcome to Ecole de Musique de Kirina, Mali
  • A 360° dance class in Mali
  • Ecole de Musique de Kirina | Kora and vocals feat....
  • Meet Oumou, a young musician in Mali
  • Our music school in Mali dedicates a groove to the...
  • Ecole de Musique de Kirina Mali Kora student Gouem
  • Damon Albarn visits our school in Kirina, Mali
  • Student Performance | Kirina, Mali
  • A Teacher’s Life is Changed | Kirina, Mali
  • A Day With Guem-Ecole De Musique De Kirina

MIRPUR ON A MAP

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GIVE BY CHECK OR WIRE

You can mail your checks at:

Playing For Change Foundation,

171 Pier Avenue, #271
Santa Monica, CA 90405 – USA

If you wish to give via Wire transfer, give stock or assets please email us at contact@playingforchange.org