The Portuguese Cultural Center, Camões (CCP) hosted in Bissau, on December 15th 2022, the relaunch ceremony of the José Carlos Schwarz National School of Music and, in its open-air space, a Kora concert performed by musician Nino Galissa
The ceremony to relaunch the José Carlos Schwarz National School of Music was attended by the Portuguese Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau, José Caroço, the Guinea-Bissau Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Augusto Gomes, the Guinea-Bissau Secretary of State for Culture, Francelino da Cunha, as well as a representative of the Bonfim Conservatory (Braga) and music teacher Rebeca Sousa.
In the outdoor space, musician Nino Galissa gave a Kora concert in front of a full audience. The concert also aimed to present the project to create the “Nino Galissa Music School”, where the aim is to spread the teaching of Kora, as a traditional Bissau-Guinean instrument.
Já no espaço ao ar livre, o músico Nino Galissa deu um concerto de Kora perante uma plateia repleta. O concerto teve também como objetivo apresentar o projeto de criação da “Escola de Música Nino Galissa”, onde se pretende difundir o ensino da Kora, enquanto instrumento tradicional bissau-guineense.
Both initiatives were supported by the CCP in Bissau.
