Our Story

ABOUT US

THE KNOWING PROJECT delivers programs that promote wellbeing using the ancient tools of African music and culture. Our programs assist students and communities on their journey to develop the social emotional skills they need to be resilient, create connections and thrive.

Based in Melbourne, Australia and founded by award-winning artist and educator Lamine Sonko, The Knowing Project was built on the knowledge that music and the arts is a universal language that we all understand. It has the ability to break down barriers, promote social emotional learning and teach us how to relate and connect to each other in new ways.

African music and cultural traditions are rooted in ancient socio-emotional philosophies, based on our universal human need to connect, to have purpose, identity and belonging. Recent studies have identified the increasingly important role that these music and cultural approaches can play in improving the social emotional skills that we all need to improve our well-being and resilience in a complex, information-rich, globalised world.

what we do

We deliver wellbeing programs using African music and culture to develop social emotional learning at all levels of the education sector, from early years through to secondary school. We also design and deliver programs for workplace and community well-being and resilience, where music is used as a tool to strengthen social cohesion and inclusion.