Alidu and the Bizung School have hosted or participated in international cultural exchange projects for more than a decade, both abroad and in Tamale. Alidu has regularly brough American university students from schools like Tufts University or Ohio State University to learn Dagomba music and dance.
In 2020, Alidu and Bizung students appeared in the ‘Peace Through Music: a Global Event for Social Justice’ virtual concert organized in partnership with PFCF and the United Nations Population Fund, and in 2021 Alidu and more than 20 traditional drummers participated in the Untied Nations tribute to percussionists around the world, to be released in the fall.
Since 2020, vocal students have participated in an international song writing project faciliated over Zoom and the collaborative music recording app Soundtrap with students from three other music programs across the United States, Mexico, and Nepal. The project is currently underway.
Tamale is a city with more than 300,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Northern region of Ghana. The main languages spoken in the area are Dagbani and English. The Bizung School of Music and Dance is located in an area of town called the Norrip Village. Every afternoon from Monday to Friday, dozens of kids attend classes at the school to study music and dance.
The Bizung School of Music and Dance is a registered Ghanian non-profit organization based in Tamale, Northern Region primarily focusing on operating the school and identifying partners to grow and expand its impact on communities in Ghana.
Multiple West African dances from different origins through different teachers: Sinte, Jera, Bamaya…
The Luan (or Lunga) is a large talking drum from the Northern Region of Ghana.
These traditional drums originate from the Greater Accra region but are an important part of the drumming tradition in Ghana
The African xylophone is the ancestor of the marimba and somehow of the modern piano.
Specific to the Northern Region of Ghana, the Gon Guan is a large traditional bass drum with a snare wire
Guitar classes are taking place on a weekly basis at the Bizung School.
The Bizung recording studio offers professional quality equipment in Tamale, Ghana. Come to the Bizung school and record your upcoming album in the heart of West Africa.