BEIRUT — When Daoud Hussein, a young Palestinian music student, is handed a new violin, his face lights up. He one of 70 students at the two Al-Kamandjati music schools operating in Lebanon. Since 2008, these schools in the camps of Shatila and Bourj el-Barajneh have taught students aged 8 to 18 years old. The larger Al-Kamandjati association is based in Ramallah, and at present has 500 children enrolled at its music schools in the West Bank.
The founder of the initiative, Ramzi Aburedwan, is a Palestinian from Ramallah whose life was transformed by the opportunity to study music in France. He explains that his biggest challenge now is the increased responsibility he feels for the schools.
