ThisWorldMusic
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ThisWorldMusic is a program provider offering 1 abroad program. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Graduate Program, and Research abroad programs in 1 country such as Ghana.
HELP: The Dagbe Cultural Institute & Arts Centre, which is ThisWorldMusic's longtime partner school in Ghana, has had all of its 2020 bookings cancelled. This devastating setback leaves Dagbe without the financial resources needed to pay its dedicated staff of musicians, dancers, artists, groundskeepers and cooks during what is usually the busiest time of the year. To provide direct financial support to Dagbe's staff and their families during this difficult time, please consider making a tax-deductible donation via: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dagbe-covid19-relief-fund
ThisWorldMusic® partners with educational institutions and arts organizations to offer innovative, hands-on cultural learning experiences.
Partners include: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory, The University School of Milwaukee, Citi Performing Arts Center and school districts nationwide, including Memphis, TN; Oakland, CA; Providence, RI; and Worcester, MA.
Our Mission: To create a cultural bridge to West Africa through a shared love of music and the arts.
Learn more about how to study abroad in Africa with ThisWorldMusic and earn academic or professional credit from UMass.
Study Abroad with ThisWorldMusic
"I learned a different culture. I learned different dancing movements and instruments. "
Juan Enrique I Knox College
"I gained more than I can put into words. Drumming instruction from masterful drummers some of whom are younger than 21, dance instruction in traditional and authentic fashion, better understanding on how life is for Ghanaians and what the problems are. The people are so helpful and want to teach their amazing crafts to pass down..."
Keagan C University of Nevada - Reno
"It was the most worthwhile and best spent money i've ever invested in myself. I learned so much about the Ghanaian culture and more importantly about myself. I had no idea that this experience was going to leave such a deep impression on me and I think everyone needs to go and get a taste of Ghanaian culture. If we lived by thei..."
Erica C Saint Marys College
"I was exposed to a much more desperate level of poverty that exists in the world. I had the most fun dancing that I've ever had so far! I began learning another language that I would like to continue learning. The people I met I will remember for ever. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WORTHWHILE, and I desperately hope to go again. "
Vaughn M University of Maryland - College Park
"I learned so many things on this program about culture, food, DANCE! music, shopping, customs and I learned a lot about myself."
Alexandra L Hampshire College
"The knowledge is immense. The experience itself is very eye-opening and difficult to put into words. One needs to experience this for themselves. Everyone from the staff to the students were welcoming and open minded making it an enjoyable and prosperous learning environment for all!!"
emily E Saint Mary's College of California
"I gained several friends in the US and Ghana. I leaned about the culture, a bit about the language, food, crafts. Had a great time dancing and drumming. Totally worthwhile. "
katie.avery2 University of Toronto
"What life is like in an African Village"
Jeanne F Knox College
"Though the trip was almost painfully short and limited in its scope of cultural immersion, I am still extremely thankful I went. It was worthwhile even for the small taste of Ghanaian culture and arts, but it definitely only skimmed the surface."
A student Knox College
"I wanted to experience music and dance as a unseparated entity. In modern times, Western choreographers have found movement for the sake of movement. Consequentially, dances often take place in complete silence or with periods of silence. I wanted to see and experience the opposite end of the spectrum where dance is hand in hand..."
jmaw.moses Knox College
"I learned how to be more confident and how to soak up each new experience. I learned a lot about the culture of the Ewe people as well. "
Katrina R Knox College
"The cultural aspects of learning the drumming and dance was an awesome, very worthwhile experience."
Kelsey C Knox College
"Traveling on this program was a total change in perspective. I had no idea what to expect, so I was excited and stimulated with everything that we did. I have traveled abroad before, but my experience this time around was like nothing else. The itinerary was perfect. I feel that I know the culture; I actively participated in it...."
Chelsea E Knox College
"I had never traveled before, even within the states, so this was an amazing experience. I not only learned about traveling and the Ghanaian culture, but I learned so much more about myself. I did things that I never thought I would have and I saw things that I didn't know existed. It was an amazing learning experience that opene..."
Maxine Q Knox College
"The trip was absolutely worthwhile. I took a class looking at music of the African Diaspora and it was incredible to put classroom knowledge into action and to experience the oral tradition we always talked about. The trip put me in touch with an entirely different world of beauty and knowledge. "
Michelle O Knox College
"After studying music in the African Diaspora for a term, it was so beneficial to see the cultural/musical elements that we studied in person. Each excursion provided a varied,worthwhile learning experience of drumming, dance, and history. "
Erin S Knox College
"I have never been to another continent, and the trip was definitely an amazing experience. I learned more about African culture through food, music, and dance. As well as attitudes and thoughts of Ghanians both in major cities and in rural areas. It was definitely a worthwhile experience and it makes me want to travel more. "
Arnold S Knox College
"It was very worthwhile. I learned not only specific West African drumming and dancing skills but also the pedagogical techniques used in this culture, which was fascinating. I also got a good sense of Ghanaian culture and learned more about its history. "
Martina P Knox College
"Absolutely. I learned so many things about my own culture by experiencing the Ghanaian's. Not to mention all of the music, dancing, and historical things I learned."
Dave F Marist College
"Tons of music experience."
Jamie T University of California - Los Angeles
"I think I know so much more about this part of West Africa and how most of the people live."
Beverly C none
"I learned a lot about Ghanaian culture and about music, both drumming and dance. There were a lot of great people in the village and who went on the program, and it was very worthwhile."
Stephanie L Brigham Young University
"I learned that Ghanaians are kind, generous and inclusive of Western visitors; that their children are in so many ways like ours, and probably more brave and independent at a young age. About myself, I learned that I can in fact learn drumming and dancing in a completely oral environment, and that physically I can keep up with ..."
A student University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"I gained so much musical and cultural knowledge that i'll be able to bring back to my classroom and teach my students."
ella.scozzafava University of Maine at Orono
"Extremely valuable/worthwhile. Not only did I learn about myself through this program, but I also enriched my knowledge of world music to apply to teaching, graduate study, and research."
Bridget R Indiana University - Bloomington
