by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
February 25, 2026
In partnership with Berklee School of Music, the Tiwa Savage Music Basis will host a four-day intensive for artists in Nigeria.
Afrobeats artist Tiwa Savage has launched a brand new philanthropic initiative to search out the following music stars of Africa.
The Tiwa Savage Music Basis goals to shut the hole between the leisure trade and rising African artists. The muse will present an avenue for these numerous creatives to get their ft by means of the doorways of stardom.
By this enterprise, the Nigerian singer-songwriter hopes to uncover Africa’s subsequent era of worldwide hitmakers. She additionally hopes to depart a legacy that extends to her dwelling group and throughout the African diaspora.
“I wished to construct one thing that opens individuals’s eyes to the complete scope of what’s doable in music. The one who composed the rating for a movie, who creates music for international campaigns, or who makes use of music as a device for therapeutic. These are significant, sustainable careers that don’t at all times exist within the highlight,” acknowledged Savage in a press launch shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE.
“This basis is my manner of making a platform that helps African music creatives perceive what’s doable, and provides them the entry, steerage, and help to pursue these paths with confidence.”
Trying to these on and off the stage, from singers to sound engineers, the Tiwa Savage Music Basis will associate with the Berklee School of Music. The elite establishment for music training will convey its world-class coaching to Lagos, beginning with a four-day initiative, Berklee in Nigeria: Tiwa Savage Intensive Music Program.
Going down April 23-26, this system will educate 100 college students in numerous components of the enterprise, together with reside efficiency, songwriting, and manufacturing. Taught by trade leaders and professors, the hands-on coaching will equip attendees with new expertise and experiences to advance their leisure careers.
Savage herself is a Berklee alumna, additionally making the partnership a private contact for the 46-year-old. The “No Wahala” singer mirrored on her time on the faculty as she prepares to bestow the identical instructional entry to her fellow African artists.
“Berklee has been an necessary a part of my journey,” Savage stated. “My time as a younger scholar helped form how I see music, creativity, and the enterprise aspect of all of it… I’m humbled to construct this bridge to expertise who deserve such world-class coaching and expertise wanted to thrive on this discipline.”
Upon completion of this system, contributors will current their work in a reside showcase. Their music will mix international music genres with West African music custom, paying homage to their roots whereas creating new sounds. The showcase may even introduce scholarship awards, with choose contributors receiving steerage to progress their musical journeys at Berklee.
Functions will stay open till March 20, with all rising creators and musicians inspired to use. This system additionally comes without charge to chose attendees, who solely want to offer their very own lodging and journey to Lagos.
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