Dancing during creative workshop at detention camp in Khartoum, SudanA boy in South Africa playing a string instrument thyat he made himself out of an oil tin and rubber bands.Khadijatou Doyneh leading a dance procession of school children that Umoya Creations bussed to Emaqadini (Valley of a Thousand Hills) for playful creative exploration and improvisation through dance, music, poetry and storytelling.Eugene and his young apprentice Obed at a niursery school in LondonEugene Skeef leading a drumming workshop at a makeshift youth club in a bombed school (without sanitation) in Lubinje, Republika Srpska.Eugene Skeef doing a creative workshop with blind adults in a South African themed garden at the British Library in London.Eugene Skeef leading percussion workshop at School for the Blind in Sarajevo, Bosnia – funded by Body Shop founder Anita Roddick.Pete Vilk leading a group drumming circle at the Pavarotti Music Centre in Mostar, BosniaEugene Skeef with Nigel Osborne and Roxana Vilk at the Pavarotti Music Centre in Mostar, BosniaEugene Skeef leading percussion workshop at School for the Blind in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, who funded the school, receives technical guidance from Eugene.Eugene Skeef teaching Oha Maslo drumming technique in a bombed out clearing in Mostar, Bosnia & Hercegovina.Eugene Skeef facilitating a drumming session with a Bosnian boy and a German music therapist in MostarThe first NGOMA Prtoject reconciliation carnival in Durban, South AfricaThe first NGOMA Prtoject reconciliation carnival in Durban, South AfricaThe first NGOMA Prtoject reconciliation carnival in Durban, South AfricaGathering to make music at the Khartoum refugee detention centreEugene Skeef playing bird game with leader of the street kids in Khartoum, SudanEugene Skeef negotiating with an official during a drumming, singing and dance creative workshop at a detention camp in Khartoum for Southern Sudanese communities displaced by war.Learning a Dinka danceEugene Skeef jamming with youths who live on the streets of KhartoumRhythm For Life workshopMadala Kunene and Eugene Skeef performing for schools in the Valley Of A Thiousand Hills in KwaZulu-NatalThis workshop was designed as part of Umoya Creation’s mentorship programme for the kora player, cellist and singer Sona Jobarteh who is now a world famous musician, The session took place at the Willowbank Pupil Referral Unit in Peckham, London.The world-renowned storyteller Gcina Mhlophe (who is also an Umoya Creations trustee) leading a workshop with members oif the London Philharmonic Orchestra for school children in Durban, South Africa.Gcina Mhlophe kleads a song and movement circle at a school in Durban, South Africa.A photo opportunity with members of the NGOMA Project and community participants in Durban, South Africa.Primary school children in Durban pose for a photo after a creative workshop that involved music, art and strotytelling.
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