Musicfor’s aim this year is to help a youth Angolan Kaposoka Orquestra.

Created by Pedro Fançoni, professor of law at the University of Luanda (Angola), the orchestra is the most emblematic result of the homonymous music school.

The school was founded in the suburbs of Luanda (Angola’s capital), in a disadvantaged district. The houses, streets and cars are in a critical state, the hygienic conditions often deplorable and difficult conditions of living (few light, few water…).

The access to the music school is hard, and students have to wake up very early to reach the music educational program. This is a fantastic opportunity for them in order to have a better life. Indeed, it allows them to have a shower and a hot meal every day. Some of the kaposoka students attended the entrance exam in the hope to get a daily nourishment provided by the structure. Then, they also learned to feed themselves with music, which has become their main source of living.

During the day, they spend hours and hours studying and dreaming for a different future. They are gifted and determined. They play Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven and traditional African pieces.

Little by little, this project became more and more important, endearing the interest of media and governative institutions. The Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos plans to build twenty Kaposoka locations around the Country in order to suppress and combat crime. Today, the school has thousands of inscriptions; it has become an important reference point for the whole city.

Fançony has designed and conducted this project with great determination and energy.