Music Basti
Music Basti believes in music for community building and personal development. The program focuses on children-at-risk and urban youth through creating participative music education programs and life-skills. Its aim is to create and promote self- confidence and creativity through interaction and sharing in and through music actively, also involving the youth and music community in consultation, creation, implementation and evaluation.
The local, national and international network and partners of Music Basti include “Dil Se” Campaign (Center for Equity Studies and Aman Biradari, India), The YP Foundation (India), Bridge Music Academy (India), Hard Rock Cafe Delhi (India), The American Center, The German Embassy, Max Mueller Bhawan, Radio Mirchi, Spandan Communications, Furtados Music India, Indian Youth Climate Network, CRY, iCONGO, Plan India, British Council India, Gibson Foundation (USA), HarmoNYom (New York, USA), German Children’s Fund (Germany), Birmingham City University (UK), Study India Programme (UK), New Music Strategies (UK) and others. Artists part of Music Basti form a local, national and international network from USA, Sweden, Germany, etc. Activities and programs of Music Basti have included the direct participation of over 400 children and 500 volunteers so far, with an outreach to over 1,00,000 persons through public programs and online content.
