What we run
Our Programmes
We design and run programmes that give emerging African musicians world-class training, mentorship, and real industry opportunity. Our first is the Berklee in Nigeria intensive.
Our first programme
Berklee in Nigeria
Four consecutive days of hands-on learning spanning performance, songwriting, production, and the music business, taught by Berklee-trained faculty alongside Nigeria's leading industry professionals.
The four movements
Performance
Stagecraft, ensemble work, and live musicianship, sharpened through practical, real-world demonstration.
Songwriting
Craft, structure, and storytelling. Turning raw ideas into songs that travel across borders.
Production
Modern production technique, from the first studio session to the finished, release-ready record.
Music Business
Rights, revenue, and the workings of the global industry. The knowledge that protects a career.
The next cohort will be announced on our social channels.
Access first
Scholarships & Access
The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation funds the entire cost of participation for scholarship recipients, including tuition, accommodation, and meals. Talent should determine who attends, not finances.
Full Scholarships
18 recipients in the Class of 2026 received full scholarships covering every cost of attendance, valued at a combined $2.1 million.
Total Scholarship Value
The combined financial value of scholarships awarded to the inaugural cohort, representing TSMF's commitment to access.
Covered
Tuition, accommodation, meals, and materials. Scholarship holders arrive and learn, with nothing to pay.
Taught by Berklee
Meet the faculty
Berklee faculty, industry professionals, and guest artists led every session — bringing international pedagogy and real-world experience into the room with the Class of 2026.
Faculty and guest artists for the Berklee in Nigeria intensive, April 2026.
Class of 2026
The inaugural cohort,
by the numbers
Looking ahead
More programmes on the way.
Berklee in Nigeria is the first of many. We are building new programmes to reach more emerging African musicians across the continent. Follow us to hear about them first.
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