"When young musicians from Nigeria and Germany took to the stage at a Beethovenfest concert in Bonn on September 11, it was clear that the audience was witnessing the culmination of an incredible journey. Afrobeat rhythms pulsed alongside clarinets and violins, Nigerian protest songs merged with Beethoven's"Egmont." The concert, with its musical mix of influences, was the culmination of Campus Project 2025 a collaboration between BeethovenfestBonn, the German Youth Orchestra and DW that's been running for over two decades."
"For many of the German participants, it was their first time in Africa. "This was a great opportunity to learn new things and meet new people from other cultures," 20-year-old German clarinetist Luis McCall told DW during the trip. McCall met fellow musician Mary Ifeoluwa from Lagos who studied at the prestigious Muson Centre, one of the best schools for classical music on the African continent."
Young musicians from Nigeria and Germany performed at a Beethovenfest concert in Bonn on September 11, blending Afrobeat rhythms with clarinets, violins and Beethoven's Egmont. Campus Project 2025 united six German and six Nigerian musicians in a cultural and musical exchange under the guidance of Afrobeat collective BANTU. The group first met in March 2025 in Lagos, where many German participants experienced Africa for the first time. Participants rehearsed BANTU's Afrobeat protest song "Ten Times Backwards," studied Beethoven, and began experimenting with Cassie Kinoshi's work. Musicians included students from the Muson Centre who traced musical roots to church music and classical training.
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