US Students Spread Musical Message in Kenya
Group from Boston's Berklee College of Music teach music, perform
August 19, 2011
Dave Chapman with children at the Divine Providence Children's Home in Kakamega, Kenya
A group of university students and alumni has returned to the United States after three weeks in Kenya, where they were part of a cultural exchange program which aims to transform lives through music.
The group, from Berklee College of Music in Boston, taught music, performed, donated instruments to a local community center and learned about traditional Kenyan music.
Music is an integral part of life in Kenya.
“Growing up, I sang a lot in school. And we had competitions and choir and music every year,” says Sam Lutomia, a staff member at Berklee College of Music. Born and raised in Kenya, he now lives and works in Boston. “When I moved to the States, I got exposed to a higher level of music and I was like, 'Is there something I can do now that I'm in the States?'"
Berklee alumnus Aaron Colverson with a student at Matende High School in Kakamega, Kenya.
He co-founded Global Youth Groove, with the goal of exposing Kenyan young people to Western music and encouraging them to pursue a career in music.
“I started talking with students at Berklee College of Music and faculty members and they all responded positively," says Lutomia. "And we started collecting instruments. After that, we traveled to Kenya last month to start a community center.”
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