PARTNERS
U.S. Embassy in Kosovo, Mitrovica Rock School, Into the Park Festival, Gaia Kosovo, Pristina Hackerspace
In July 2017, OneBeat alumnus and Gypsy Groove frontman Bajram "Kafu" Kinoli and Found Sound Nation's Jeremy Thal teamed up for a week of youth music production workshops around Kosovo, bringing together young musicians from ethnically Albanian, Serbian, and Roma communities. The workshops took place at the Mitrovica Rock School, the Music Conservatory of Peja, a Roma youth center in Gračanica, and the Pristina Hackerspace. The Kosovo conflict has left Mitrovica divided, with Albanians living south of the river Ibar, and Serbians in the north.
This project supported the work of several arts and education organizations in Kosovo, including the Mitrovica Rock School, which connects Serb and Albanian teenagers through music, bringing back a music tradition that can make both sides proud. The organization invests in the city's young people, and has been bringing together youth in this ethnically fractured city since 2008.
This project was funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo, with administrative support from Into the Park Festival and Gaia Kosovo.
A week-long series of workshops with young musicians from ethnically Albanian, Serbian and Roma communities, co-led by Found Sound Nation and OneBeat 2015 alumnus Bajram "Kafu" Kinolli. The workshops took place around Kosovo in several arts institutions and youth centers, including the Mitrovica Rock School, which has been bringing together youth in this ethnically fractured city since 2008.
Music & Conflict
Kosovo
July 2017
Kosovo
