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El Ensemble busca conectar e informar a todas las personas que están comprometidas con la educación musical de conjunto para el empoderamiento de los jóvenes y el cambio social.

Goalkeepers Event Showcases the Power of Music across Africa

07-09-2025

In early June, the Gates Foundation hosted its first Goalkeepers event in Lagos, Nigeria, bringing together global leaders, policymakers, and artists to address Africa’s progress in meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and showcase the power of music to unite people.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Music Moves Us Forward

07-09-2025

In the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the capital city of Goma sits between several mining towns and valuable minerals. Part of an active volcanic region rich in resources, the city serves as an essential transport hub for the nation—and, more importantly, as home to nearly 2 million people, many of whom have been displaced.

This past year, those 2 million have lived through extraordinarily difficult circumstances as the rebel group known as M23—the March 23 Movement—took control of the city. But perhaps none are more affected than the children. Over 2,000 schools in the region have been closed, with many thousands of students displaced and forced to witness the horrors of war, including the deaths of loved ones. As the fighting continues, these young people have been increasingly isolated and ignored, left without opportunities to connect with one another, explore their feelings, and celebrate joy.

And yet, as Workshop Leader Rene Byamungu writes, joy has persisted in North Kivu through music:

Measuring Your Program’s Results: A Practical Framework for Insight

06-04-2025

Ask any director of a music for social impact program about the program’s mission and goals, and you will receive an impassioned response about helping children, teaching music, inspiring minds, saving lives, building community, and developing social-emotional skills. There is clarity in what we all aim to achieve, built on a vision of happy students and families, beautiful music coming from every corner of a school, and meaningful stories of positively impacting children’s lives. Our vision includes accolades from school leaders or even government officials and others who are inspired by this work.

But how do we know whether we’re actually achieving these goals?

EDITORIAL
Navigating Constraint with Dignity: Lessons from Kinshasa’s “Positive Fatalism”

06-04-2025

What can we learn from people who live in one of the most constrained urban environments in the world—and still find ways to make life possible?

Essaouira World Music Festival Promotes Human Rights

06-04-2025

On June 19–21, the annual Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Morocco will return with a diverse program of live music and events that promote human rights.

Call for Proposals: Spaces of Culture

06-04-2025

Arts and cultural organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa interested in partnering with European artists and cultural professionals are encouraged to apply for EUNIC’s Spaces of Culture program.

El Laboratorio de Creatividad timbuktoo del PNUD abre sus inscripciones

05-07-2025

Compartimos esta noticia en primicia. El plazo de presentación de solicitudes para el timbuktoo Laboratorio Creativoun programa de tutoría dirigido por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo y el Instituto de Artesanía y Diseño para ayudar a desarrollar empresas creativas en Sudáfrica y en todo el continente.

Sea cual sea el medio, el aprendizaje en grupo nos convierte a todos en líderes

04-02-2025

Para muchas organizaciones ajenas a nuestra comunidad común, el liderazgo se considera un título o una función formal, algo a lo que aspirar profesionalmente. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de la capacitación de los jóvenes, significa algo más. Lo vemos en las acciones, hábitos y mentalidades cotidianas que capacitan a las personas para marcar la diferencia. Para nosotros, el liderazgo consiste en inspirar a los demás simplemente viviendo tus valores.

En Enabling Leadership (EL), nos esforzamos por apoyar a los jóvenes en su camino hacia esas acciones y valores.

Colaboración entre culturas y géneros en Santo Tomé y Príncipe y Guinea-Bissau

02-05-2025

Cuando el Proyecto Rizoma se puso en marcha en 2022 en Santo Tomé y Príncipe y Guinea-Bissau, sabía que nos embarcábamos en un viaje ambicioso. Nuestro objetivo era claro: crear orquestas sociales en comunidades con recursos limitados e importantes retos sociales.

Dos semanas, 13 conciertos, 22 músicos: Ghetto Classics All-Stars Tour Kenia

02-05-2025

Nairobi, Kenia, noviembre de 2024.

Una pequeña habitación bordea el mayor vertedero de África oriental. El calor abrasa a través de los techos de hojalata mientras el polvo se levanta del suelo de cemento. Dentro, 20 músicos keniatas se concentran en el saxofonista belga Toine Thys: captan cada uno de sus gestos y expresiones, ansiosos por no perderse ni una nota. En la sección de batería, el batería y pedagogo canadiense Karl Jannuska pasa sus baquetas a un músico keniano y coge los shakers. Juntos, están a punto de esculpir el aire espeso con un ritmo de afrojazz.

También están a punto de embarcarse en su primera gira nacional.

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