Initiate Collaborations
Match musicians across countries and string traditions to develop real artistic projects.
An international home for string music
Different traditions.
Music made together.
We initiate and activate collaborations between guitarists and stringed-instrument musicians worldwide. Born from Fingerpickers in Africa, founded in Rwanda in 2019.
Propose a collaboration →Explore our historyRwanda · Africa · Worldwide / Since 2019
Our foundation
Born in Africa.
Built for connection.
Strings Across Continents grows from Fingerpickers in Africa, founded in Rwanda in 2019 by guitarist Deo Salvator. The original mission was to connect African fingerstyle guitarists and expand opportunities to learn, perform and collaborate.
Read the full historyOur roots remain African. Our conversations, collaborations and stages reach across continents.
Our work
From introductions to music made together.
Exchange Skills
Make workshops, mentorship, camps, and peer learning accessible across borders.
Create Together
Turn relationships into recordings, performances, festivals, and joint compositions.
Have an idea for a collaboration?
Bring a project, a tradition, an instrument, or a partner. We want to help make the work happen.
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