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Worldwide journeys of culture and musical exploration.
Adventures bringing people of all backgrounds together to experience liberation through the power of music.
Welcome
To Liberation Music.
A project founded in late 2024 by Jake Hakus alongside a family of international associates - Ilyass Rchouk of Morocco, Denbo Jobarteh and Bubakarr Keita of Gambia and Senegal, and Sandro Pimentel Barros of Cabo Verde.
We organise journeys to the homelands of these masters and bring our travellers face-to-face with them - providing a unique setting in which participants can ask any question, receive direct tuition, and hear authentically sourced stories.
"Currently we are focused in West Africa for its direct connection with the history of slavery and its rich musical culture - with the intention to eventually replicate these experiences around the globe."
Liberation Music
2026 - Early 2027
Upcoming Journeys.
Small-group immersions. Direct tuition from master musicians. Flights not included, concessions available on request.
12 – 19 October 2026
Cabo Verde →
A central point in the journey across the Atlantic - a chain of islands with a richly patterned history and music that knows every culture but remains unmistakably its own.
- Location
- Santa Maria, Sal Island
- Facilitator
- Sandro Barros
- Price
- £600
Late November – Early December 2026
Morocco →
Music rooted in resistance and revolution. Three days at Sahara Studios followed by immersion in the International Nomads Festival on the edge of the desert.
- Location
- M'Hamid El Ghizlane · Ouarzazate
- Facilitator
- Tarwa-N-Tiniri & Ilyass Rchouk
- Price
- £750
5 – 15 January 2026
Senegal →
A journey of cultural and musical immersion in Kafountine. Daily training with authentic master Bubakar Keita. Drumming or dance classes available. For confident players ready to learn at an advanced level.
- Location
- Kansala Ta Toto, Kafountine
- Facilitator
- Bubakar Keita
- Price
- £500 / 7 days · £700 / 10 days
Morocco journey film
Senegal journey film
Our Philosophy
Connecting the spirit of musics that survived oppression.
Liberation Music showcases true masters in the craft of traditional musics - traditions that have withstood the tides of time, colonialism and slavery.
We connect and collaborate musicians and music-lovers from around the globe, carrying ancient stories and the music of our ancestors forward into the future.
The Masters
Direct tuition from those who carry the tradition.
Jake Hakus
Founder · Music educatorUnited KingdomIlyass Rchouk
Musician · Sound tech · Gnawa enthusiastMoroccoSandro Barros
Guitarist · Historian · EducatorCabo VerdeBubakarr Keita
Djembe Master · TeacherSenegalDenbo Jobarteh
Griot · Kora Master · TeacherGambiaTarwa-N-Tiniri
Desert Blues BandMorocco
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