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Rwanda

Acapela Choir Performance in Rwanda

Acapela Choir Performance in Rwanda

Christine Uwamahoro
Vocal Teacher, Rwanda

Christine Uwamahoro

Meet With Jacques, Music Student in Rwanda

Meet With Jacques, Music Student in Rwanda

Irene Nishimwe
Guitar Teacher, Rwanda

Irene Nishimwe

Egide Iradukunda
vocal teacher, Rwanda

Egide Iradukunda

Emmanuel Ntwari
Sports educator, Rwanda

Emmanuel Ntwari

Yabes Dushime Ose’e
Drum teacher, Rwanda

Yabes Dushime Ose’e

Meet with Yabes
Star School, Masaka - Rwanda

Meet with Yabes

More Music, More Positive Change
Star School - Masaka, Rwanda

More Music, More Positive Change

Emmanuel Ndayizeye
Dance & percussion teacher, Rwanda

Emmanuel Ndayizeye

Ezechiel Tuyisime
Program administrator

Ezechiel Tuyisime

Robert Niyikiza
Piano & music theory teacher, Rwanda

Robert Niyikiza

Jean Paul Samputu: Music and Forgiveness
20 Years After the Genocide

Jean Paul Samputu: Music and Forgiveness

Ubuntu Music Program – Star School

Ubuntu Music Program – Star School

Interview with Jane
Star School, Masaka, Rwanda

Interview with Jane

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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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