"This is not a school," Mtukudzi told AFP during a break from rehearsals at the sprawling complex of thatched and brick one-storey buildings. "These children are not appreciated at home, they are looking for somewhere to be appreciated and I offer that," Mtukudzi said. "My parents did not want me to play a guitar," said Roda, who now plays in Tuku's resident band, The Black Spirits. "The moment I came here, I started to learn more things, and learnt to be more humble... "I just had a passion for music so after school I heard of this place and came here in 2012.

Source: Egypt Today March 11, 2018 06:44 UTC