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Bridges for Music has been empowering young talent from under-served communities in South Africa since 2013. 

Bridges for Music is a non profit organisation focused on empowering young talent from under-served communities to become creative change-makers, providing 21st century- tools and equipping them with the psychosocial and entrepreneurial skills to thrive in the creative industries.

Through our schools, like the Bridges Academy in Langa, we provide safe spaces and holistic learning programs to enhance the creative potential of young people at-risk and facilitating their access to income generating opportunities. Employing a methodology rooted in “Self Determination Theory”, we develop resilient, self-aware, and self-efficacious agents of change who are able to transcend the cycles of poverty and trauma that circumscribe them and their communities.

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM

Founding Member, Events and Public Relations Manager

Thulani Headman

Program Director

Rosemary Blake

Campus Manager

Tabita Feleza

Financial Manager

Bianca Kaiser

Sound & Music Manage

Kevin Ribbans

Marketing & Strategies

Dean Slotar

A&R, CONTENT MANAGER

Athie Mbilini

Video & Content Creator

Olwethu Singama

Marketing & Events

Yamkela Kasana

Tourism, Study Abroad and Afterschool Coordinator

Fundi Mbambani

Housekeeping

Bongi Beje

Caretaker

Leon Japther

Housekeeping

Phumeza Madondile

HR Consultant

Celeste Dickinson

Project Manager

Amie Elliott

Advisory Board

Kate Thompson-Duwe

SOUTH AFRICAN BOARD

SA Board Member

Msaki

SA Board Member

Vincent Manzini

SA Board Member

Shaun Duvet

SA Board Member

Trenton Birch

SA Board Member

Dizu Platjees

UK BOARD

UK Board Member (Chairman)

Jonathan Hulbert

UK Board Member

Eric Grotefeld

UK Board Member

Keri Perkins

UK Board Member

Ralf Kollmann

UK Board Member

Dope St. Jude

UK Board Member (CEO / Founder)

Valentino Barrioseta

US BOARD

US Board Member (Treasurer)

Liz Miller

US Board Member

Robert H Dyar

US Board Member

Lee Anderson