Walking on by the classrooms at Music Crossroads Academy Malawi, after all the natural first-days excitement earlier this month, it is easy to see concentrated looks on student's faces as they follow

From quiet theory lessons to boisterous ensemble practice and jam sessions, two weeks since its opening the Music Crossroads Academy in Zimbabwe is now a hive of musical activities.

(Portuguese and English versions) The very first music workshop held at the newly opened Music Crossroads Academy in Mozambique was lead by renowned Portuguese guitarist Pedro Madaleno, himself a disciple of legendary John Scofield and other guitar household names

The usually quiet, Budiriro Youth Training Centre, where the new Music Crossroads Zimbabwe Academy is housed, in the southern suburbs of Harare, has come alive last week, as the new students thronged the venue. The academy opened its doors for an orientation week, introducing its first intake of 30 students