Welcome!

The M.A.D. Initiative was launched in June 2022 by Kunbi Osinoiki, CEO of Kunbi's Music Company in order to give underserved children an opportunity to experience the joy and cognitive benefits of learning to play a musical instrument.

Later that year in October, Marco Rivagli and the Berlin Drum Experience (BDE) committed to supporting the initiative by making regular donations to the initiative in order to benefit children in Nigeria.  BDE have been tremendous in their support, making it possible for us to bridge the gap in the availability of affordable music education in Nigeria.

M.A.D Projects

Adopt a School

Our first project under the Making a Difference Initiative in June 2022 took the form of summer workshops in schools serving disadvantaged communities.  

Thanks to support from our donors, we were have been able to to extend provision beyond one-off visits and workshops, to longer term residencies in our adopted schools, thereby providing sustained and substantial benefits to the children.

Train to Teach Music

Our Train to Teach Music programme is a two year training and development programme for aspiring Music Teachers.

Over the two year period, trainees are supported to attain music qualifications from internationally recognised music exam boards, while also earning an income.  Trainees not only earn a salary, but they are also provided with equipment and learning resources support their development.

David tells his story below.

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Treasured Moments

We believe in the power of music to transform life outcomes and for this reason, we provide low cost and accesible lessons for children with learning or physical needs for whom traditional lessons may not be appropriate.

Thanks to donations from the Making a Difference Initiative, we are able to continue to invest in staff and in equipment to help us realise our dream of building a vibrant and inclusive music learning community. 

Teen Band and Choir

The Teen Band and Choir (jTBC) is aimed at children aged 12 - 18 years old, who wish to develop their music performance skills.

Every year, teenagers from low income backgrounds audition to join our Teen Band and Choir in the summer months, where they get to learn a variety of instruments.  Exceptional students are offered year long tuition-free lessons for the following academic year.

jTBC is a safe place for children to grow in confidence, creativity, character, cognition and courage while forming friendships and having fun along the way.  

Meet Some jTBC Members

Get to meet some of the members of the jTBC, and hear their dreams and aspirations.

Parent Testimonials

Feedback from some of the parents of members of or Junior and Teen Band and Choir

Future Plans

To enable us have a bigger impact, we have identified two projects that will allow us to serve more children going forward:

1.  Acquire and refit a travelling Music Bus that would allow us to reach underserved communities in Lagos.

2.  Set up a music teaching and recording studio that would help our students develop their music production skills alongside their performance skills.  This will open the possibility of our students earning an income from their music tech skills.

We would appreciate any support in cash or in kind to help us achieve these next milestones.