Niu Raza performs her original "Mahay Manalazy (We Know How to Party)." Raza is a singer-songwriter from Madagascar and writes music to reflect Malagasy culture. Niu Raza: Youtube: /@nyonyrazafindratandra911 Facebook – /niu-raza-367374166733602 Instagram – SoundCloud - /ny-ony-razafindratandra Berklee Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: Learn more about Berklee College of Music’s Songwriting program: Call or email Berklee’s Office of Admissions today for more information: 1-800-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2222 (international callers) admissions@berklee.edu Musicians: drums Tatum Flemister Percussion julio santos Guitars: Irena Taib, Jacob Okumu Bass: Harun Bonnett Steel pan: Joshua Joseph Trumpet: Lachie Day Tenor and alto Saxophone: Marc Anthony Thompson, clement Duchene Background: Naika Richard, gerson eguiguren, Xenia Manasseh Lead: Niu Raza Andres Gonzalez Cardona: audio recording, mix Will Quinnell: master Peter Xiong: video e

Ama'Dou BàNov 18, 2025

Mohammed Alidu and Joe Galeota's student ensemble performs his original "Land of Fire." This video was produced in collaboration with Federico Masetti's MusicXChange Ghana project. MusicXChange Website: Facebook: /musicxchangengo Album: Video: Berklee Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: Vox/Talking drum: Mohammed Alidu, Ghana Guitar 1: Irena Taib, Malayisia Guitar2: - Anthony Jolen, Singapore Keyboards: Eiko Suzuki, Japan Additional Keys: Mohammed Araki, Sudan Bass: Sagar Gowda, USA Percussion: Joe Galeota, USA Percussion: Benjamin Chappell, USA Drums: Aleksi Godard, France BG Vox: Eva Brechát, Côte d'Ivoire BG Vox: Giovanni Houessou, Benin BG Vox: Inez Gindraux Trumpet: Cosimo Boni, Italy Mohammed Alidu: artist, composer, Ghana Federico Masetti: producer, Italy Joe Galeota: arranger/ co-producer, USA Recorded live at the Herd Studio Federico Masetti: recording engineer, mixing engineer, Italy Collin Lester Fleming: assistant r

Bansri SavjaniNov 18, 2025

Roger Brown and the Nyumba Yetu Band perform their original "The Beautiful Ones" in Shames Family Scoring Stage at Berklee College of Music. The title of the song is inspired by and taken from the 1968 novel by author Ayi Kweh Armah of Ghana. The recitation of family history under a mugumo tree is based on the writer’s experience in Mumias, Kenya with Frances Lutomia. Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: Call or email Berklee’s Office of Admissions today for more information: 1-800-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2222 (international callers) admissions@berklee.edu Learn more about Berklee College of Music’s Composition program: Song: The Beautiful Ones (Roger Brown, Richard Curzi, Jason Sibi-Okumu) Jason Sibi- Okumu, Nairobi, Kenya, voice Jacob Sibi- Okumu, Nairobi, Kenya, guitar Gyovanni, Cotoneu, Benin, voice Lisa Oduor-Noah, Nairobi, Kenya, vocals Niu Raza, Antananarivo, Madagascar, vocals Njoki Karu, Nairobi, Kenya, vocals Lucy Cliff

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Kenyan vocalist Wambura Mitaru leads her student band in a riveting performance of her original "Work In Progress" on the roof of Berklee's soon-to-open 16-story tower at 160 Massachusetts Avenue. The 16 story building is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2014 with dorm rooms, practice and ensemble rooms, a fitness center, dining hall, and recording studios. Visit our Berklee160 page on berklee.edu for updates on details and dates relating to the building's opening. The video was created by Berklee students Joe Barnard (videographer, editor), Ben Meyers (videographer), Philip Chmalts (recording engineer), Simon Katz (mixing engineer), Joshua Nathan (recording engineer), Benjamin Roberts (recording engineer), and associate professor of Music Production and Engineering Jonathan Wyner (engineer). Wambura Mitaru Synergy: Wambura Mitaru- voice Ludovica Burtone- violin Alliz Nicholas- viola Eden Rayz- cello Moez Dawad- percussion Recorded live by Red Stair Records: Ben

SEYISHAYNov 18, 2025

The Saakumu Dance Troupe and the Berklee Ghana Drum and Dance Ensemble perform the traditional piece "Yaa Yaa Kole." The two groups met in Boston for an exclusive collaboration in support of MusicXChange Ghana. The music is performed with gestures to communicate the message of the gyil (xylophone) music to the audience and is meant to educate people about social control and other vices through music. MusicXChange, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Berklee student Federico Masetti'16 dedicated to preserving and documenting traditional music, and supporting music related activities in developing countries, including but not limited to music therapy, music production, and music education. The current work of the organization is focused in Ghana. MusicXChange is also a Berklee student club led by Ben Chappell, who is a current masters student. Between July 15 and July 30th 2016, a team of 8 people including musicians, engineers, and music therapists will travel to Ghana

Betelhem EyobNov 18, 2025

In light of the terrorist attacks in Africa (Garissa shootings, Boko Haram in Nigeria, shootings in Mali, and the on going killings in Burundi) and in the world, Njoki Karu wrote Omba to inspire people to stand together as one people and uniting to pray for the world. The song is called "Omba," which means pray, and it is in Kiswahili. The chorus is inclusive of some of the words from the Kenyan national anthem, and the bridge is in a variety of languages from all over the world. Lyrics below. Njoki Karu Facebook: Berklee: Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: "Omba (Pray)" (Njoki Karu) Producer & Arranger: Tabari Lake Arranger: Njoki Karu (Kenya), Kwame Nkrumah (US), & Lisa Odour-Noah (Kenya) Voice: Njoki Karu (Kenya), Lisa Oduor-Noah (Kenya), Jason Sibi-Okumu (Kenya), Utako Toyama (Japan), Malwina Masternak (Poland), Jourdy Wongtrakun (Australia), & Mufaro Kambarami (Zimbabwe) Violin: Tania Mesa (Spain) & Yeh-Yun Chen (Taiwan)

ashrafabdilbaky اشرف عبدالباقيNov 18, 2025

Roger Brown and the Nyumba Yetu Band perform their original "Everyday (Siku ni Siku)" in The Bridge studio at Berklee College of Music. This song is dedicated to Francis and Flora Lutomia and their whole family and my friends and students from Kakamega and Mumias: Litonde, James, Erica, Ochieng, Apollonaurus, Samson, Nora, Moses, Sammy, Vitalis, Margaret, the Okombas, Cornel, and more….thank you for your warmth and love -- Roger Brown Special thanks to groove master Jackie Santos whose GPS always leads to the pocket. Lyrics are in English and Xangana languages. "Everyday (Siku ni Siku)" (R. Brown, R. Curzi, A. Mbulo) Angelina Mbulo, Maputo, Mozambique: vocals, claps Wambura Mitaru, Nairobi, Kenya: vocals, claps Neo Gcabo, Pretoria, South Africa: vocals, claps Dokun Oke, Lagos, Nigeria: guitar Richard Curzi, East Boston, MA: piano Chuks Okpu, Delta State, Nigeria: bass Negah Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil: percussion Roger Brown, Gainesville, Georgia: drums Recorded in The Bridge Simon Katz:

Christ OlessongoNov 18, 2025

Indian, Middle Eastern, and West African Percussion at Berklee featuring faculty and students from the Percussion Department. Tabla duet: "Kaida in 16-beat Tintal, Faukhabad Gharana" (Ustad Keramatullah Khan) Frame drum trio: "A Quality of Six" (Jerry Leake) West African Ensemble: "Fume Fume" (Maustafa Tete Addy) North Indian tabla duet Jerry Leake: tabla Kaushlesh Purohit: tabla Anne Caroline Silva Berklee Percussion: Middle Eastern/South Indian frame drum trio Jerry Leake: frame drum Daniel Feldman: frame drum Ryan Meyer: frame drum Berklee Percussion: West African Ensemble Joe Galeota: lead kpanlogo drum Andrew Roberts: gankogui bell Josh Weinberg: axatse rattle Takafumi Nikaldo: high kpanlogo drum Ali Etienne Pierre: dancer Kelly Eberle: dancer Marta Roma: dancer Sasha Duby: dancer #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic

zawwa🌸Nov 18, 2025

Zuri, the Berklee African Club's choir, performs Ringo's "Amandla" live at the Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN). "Amandla" (Ringo) Feiyo-Peik Nghidinwa: voice Ny Ony Razafindratandra: voice Xenia Karungu: voice Kathy Kiragu: voice Njoki Karu: voice Wangari "Kari" Wagura: voice Wambura Mitaru: voice Mufaro Kambarami: voice Effiah Safo-Duodu: voice Phakamani Pega: voice Jason Sibi-Okumu: voice Jacob Sibi-Okumu: voice Brian Collins: percussion Recorded at the Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN) Jacopo Penzo: recording engineer Simon Katz: mixing engineer, assistant recording engineer Filmed by 21summit Productions Joe Barnard: videographer, editor Mastered by M Works Studios Jonathan Wyner: engineer

Meliss'okNov 18, 2025

Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" performed by The Zamar Odongo Collective live at Berklee College of Music. Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Website: Zamar Odongo: Facebook: Twitter: /zodongo YouTube: /@soundmindstudio Herbie Hacock: Facebook: /herbiehancock Twitter: /herbiehancock Site: YouTube Channel: /hancockmusic "Cantaloupe Island" (H. Hancock) Arrangers: Zamar Odongo and Timothée Bakoglu Alto Sax: Joseph Oyelade Trumpet: Cosimo Boni Guitar: Jacob Okumu Electric Bass: Lucy Clifford Percussion: Juan Mejía Tobón Piano: Timothée Bakoglu Drum Set: Zamar Odongo In Collarboration with FM Studio Recorded Live at The Bridge, Berklee College of Music Recording Engineer and Mixing Engineer: Federico Masetti Recording Engineer: Chris Hermann Assistant Recording Engineer: Chris Hermann and Pietro Milanesi Filmed by: 4Reel Productions Videographer and editor: Teo Karakolev Videographer: Sam Harchik and Kevin Greene Mastered by M Work

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