Pierce Freelon

Pierce Freelon is a member of the Beat Making Lab. He's blogging about the lab's project in Ethiopia for PRI.org.

A return to Ethiopia rekindles the spirit of the Beat Making Lab

The Beat Making Lab organizers have never returned to the place where they held their lab. This week, though, they're back in Ethiopia, presenting what they learned with the lab and reconnecting with the beat-makers they worked with.

A return to Ethiopia rekindles the spirit of the Beat Making Lab
Presentation outside Beat Making Lab studio.

How do you say hello when no one speaks the same language?

How do you say hello when no one speaks the same language?
Adamasu our drummer on the poem.

Rap? Meh. Poetry is the rage at the Ethiopian Beat Making Lab

Rap? Meh. Poetry is the rage at the Ethiopian Beat Making Lab
Stephen Levitin aka Apple Juice Kid on a site visit with IntraHealth.

Can you mix a masinko and a soccer game chant into a beat?

Can you mix a masinko and a soccer game chant into a beat?

What happens when you mix culture, talent, health and passion? Music

What happens when you mix culture, talent, health and passion? Music

And the Beat Making Lab goes on, to Ethiopia

If you've ever wondered what the world sounds like, the Beat Making Lab wants to help you find out. Armed with a few laptops and a lifetime of music-making experience, the two men behind the project are bringing community music labs to communities all over the world.

And the Beat Making Lab goes on, to Ethiopia