It is something unique, new and promising. One group of fifteen students comes three hours before noon, the second in the afternoon. Everybody is served lunch in the middle of the day. Singing and dancing, kora and drums are taught. Because of the poor economy the school can only employ one teacher at the time.
Different teachers work for a few weeks each.
Workshops for building instruments take several weeks of the school year. The economics of the school are difficult. Government authorities in Gambia have not shown any desire to sponsor it. The only income right now is from Alagi M'Bye's concerts and a number of private sponsors from Scandinavia. The foreign funds are sent directly to the school and are used to benefit everybody.