Six-year-old Eliah*, suffering from acute and debilitating cerebral palsy, was admitted to a palliative care centre for children in Cape Town during 2013. Soon thereafter, he was referred to MusicWorks for pain management. [gap height=”20″] Eliah is not able to walk or even move much, as his little… Read More »Alive, awake and ready to play
In June 2011 ten teenage girls from Khayelitsha, in foster care, joined a group of girls from Heideveld and Nyanga for the Music for Life programme. The girls knew one another from previous musical events, but this meeting was different – it would take the shape of a… Read More »Good-Enough Songs
In 2007, Marcelino Fielies and seven other “troublemakers” at a primary school in Heideveld, were referred to the Music for Life Programme. Seven years later, Marcelino is a marimba teacher, community role model and proud MusicWorks facilitator. [hr style=”1″ margin=”40px 0px 40px 0px”] In Marcelino’s words: “I would… Read More »Marimbas speak louder than words