Cultures in Harmony

Mexico City, December 13, 2024— The above is a saying from Belize, taught by singer Harrison “Dawgie” King to me in the middle of a concert in 2013! He called it out encouragingly during a concert, and from the context, it meant, show me what you can do.  Now, I ask you: show me what you […]

Mexico City, December 7, 2024— As we close in our 20th anniversary, let’s look back at 2015…when we celebrated our 10th anniversary with the Passacaglia Project! This project produced original compositions created alongside local musicians in the Bahamas, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Each one was based on the theme of four descending notes […]

Mexico City, December 3, 2024—The pace of globalization threatens to exceed our capacity for tolerance. This is why we need cultural diplomacy: so that we may know one another before we fear one another. For Giving Tuesday, I hope you will consider supporting Cultures in Harmony as we prepare for our 20th anniversary year in […]

In this season of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the donor of the first donation we received as part of our campaign to $20,000 to present projects in 10 countries on 5 continents for the celebration of our 20th anniversary in 2025. The donation was not from anyone I would expect. In fact, as soon […]

Mexico City, November 14, 2024—Today is the birthday of our founder, William Harvey, and all he wants is for YOU to donate to Cultures in Harmony for our 20th anniversary, coming up in 2025! We are raising $20,000 to present projects in 10 countries on 5 continents, and for the rest of this year, I’ll […]

Mexico City, November 13, 2024—In just one day, we have raised $1,000 towards our goal of raising $20,000 to celebrate our 20th anniversary! Join our day 1 donors and help us bring people together through music throughout 2025! Since we shared memories from 2005 yesterday, today, let’s go forward a year… Memory Lane: Zimbabwe 2006 […]

Mexico City, November 12, 2024—In 2025, Cultures in Harmony will celebrate our 20th anniversary with projects bringing people together through music in 10 countries on 5 continents: Afghanistan, Belize, Congo, Ecuador, Mexico, the Netherlands, Philippines, Tunisia, USA, and Zimbabwe! In a time of increased global division, we promote unity, solidarity, and collaboration. More than ever, […]

This summer, Cultures in Harmony is undertaking two projects, spanning from where the notes of a violin echo off the mountains of northern Mexico…to the silence of the mountains of Kabul, Afghanistan, where the music sounds no more. One week from today, Cultures in Harmony will undertake its fifth visit to the Sierra Tarahumara mountains […]

In this blog post, CiH Founder William Harvey shares his experience lecturing about Africa at the German Parliament in Berlin last Friday, June 14, 2024.

While the world’s attention flits from one conflict zone to the next, the situation for Afghan musicians remains perilous since the return of the violently anti-music Taliban in August 2021.  Once again, it is illegal in Afghanistan to play, study, or listen to music. Women cannot leave the homes or hold jobs. Girls cannot go […]