The Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC) presents music productions from the National Youth Talent Development Programme - Eldoret Edition.

Watch all the music and dance videos on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgIQUPvj3QW82FRx2ShuxysxbjM2oE7Qr

About the Programme

The Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage through The Permanent Presidential Music Commission has been undertaking a series of National Youth Talent Development Programmes in music and dance since the beginning of this year.

The program aims at equipping and empowering out of school youth in music and dance with proficiency skills in music geared towards transforming the music industry from a purely entertainment sector into a vibrant and dynamic industry that will make substantial contribution to the social economic development at both county and national levels.

To be selected for the programme, an audition call out was done and auditions were conducted in Nairobi, Nyanza, Western, Central, Rift Valley, Coast, Eastern and North Eastern regions. After auditions, selected youth are absorbed into a residential training camp to elevate their skills.

The program is funded by the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund in partnership with the State Department of Culture and Heritage.

Participants are taken through a vigorous skills development program that touches on voice, performance, music instruments, copyright, music business, marketing, dance and choreography, as well as music production and recording.

As a culmination, a graduation concert is held at the end of each training programme where the participants perform their original music productions and music videos for these productions are then released to the public via the PPMC YouTube channel – PPMC TV.

ABOUT PPMC

The Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC) is a Government Department under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage mandated to coordinate music and dance activities in the country and spearhead the development of the same from mere entertainment activities into a stable industry.

The commission was formed through Kenya Gazette notice No. 2132 of April 1988. It was mandated to implement the report of a task force established to look into the development and preservation of music and dance in Kenya, covering the areas of music education, music research, music in the media, music performances, musicians’ rights and obligations and preservation and conservation of the music and heritage of Kenya, among others. Get to learn more about the Permanent Presidential Music Commission and its programs by visiting their website here www.ppmc.go.ke