Welcome to iASO Cultural Foundation
who we are
iASO Cultural Foundation empowers Caribbean youth to grow as artists, community leaders, and ambassadors of their musical heritage
what we do
Through programs like Academia de Bachata and Konpa Akademi, we engage children in the Dominican Republic and Haiti in free, intensive instruction in the traditional music of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our teacher training and scholarship programs transform talented students into the next generation of professional instructors, building capacity for the future.
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our impact
We provide more than 650 children each year with free, intensive instruction in bachata, merengue, konpa, and other traditional genres.
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The Academia had a fundamental
influence on my path. It became my community, my family.
-Emely, Former Student
The Academy is more than a school; it’s a dynamic community where everyone is a student and everyone is a teacher.