Turning Tables

Turning Tables is a non-profit organization which believes that music is a fundamental part of youth development. Music inspires. Music is a universal vehicle for communication and self-expression, and it transcends boundaries. Therefore, we believe that all young people should have an opportunity to be part of a global music culture, regardless of gender or social, political or economical status. Turning Tables helps vulnerable young people channel their energy into music and film creation and thereby connect them to the global youth culture of electronic music and film production. We set up music labs for marginalized youth in conflict areas to provide them with a platform to express their grievances, hopes and dreams; a creative environment for learning new skills and sharing experiences, and an opportunity to consider and pursue a better tomorrow. Since 2009, we have established music and film production facilities called Turntable Labs for marginalized refugee and IDP youth in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Furthermore, TT has arranged concerts and provided organizational support to festivals for political dissident rappers in Cairo (2011) and Benghazi (2012) and set up Turntable Labs for street youth and child prostitutes in Cambodia (2012). In 2013, TT established music and video production facilities for activist musicians in Tunisia and political activists in Yangon, Myanmar. TT also curated a large festival on global artistic activism in Copenhagen and organized ‘L’Angar Festival’ in Tunis December ’13. TT is currently developing a program for young Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon together with Action Aid Denmark and are setting up new Turntable Labs for violent slum youth in Cite Soleil and Bel Air, in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Turning Tables works with the UN entities UNRWA, MINUSTAH, and have current projects with UNFPA, Oxfam, Action Aid, The Danish Foreign Ministry, The Roskilde Festival and a number of local NGO’s in our program countries.