August 29, 2025
Love from Lesotho ❤
pulsestrongertogetherLong time no see! The North Participants have been very busy with workshops lately, but…
August 29, 2025
Blog
Welcome to our blog! Read all about what we do on a day-to-day basis abroad, the bands we work in, the music we play, the people we meet – and the strange and wonderful places we go.
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Where The Heart Beats For All My favourite colour? Africa. In a world full of war, discord, confusion and pain there is love and sound unity found in some of the most unexpected places. Come with us to the Nordic Black Theatre, where the first heartbeat was heard. At first we thought it was going to be…
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Wow, how time flies when you’re having fun. And a lot of stuff to do. And travels. And workshops. And vacation. The new North Participants, hereby called NP’s, arrived mid-February, and started off with the same Norec course as the South Participants. As Mbali so wonderfully described, the atmosphere, the people, the tasks and lectures, the food…
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From South Africa before Norway – blog by Mbalenhle and Boinelo. NOREC Training Week…. A new book has been opened; a new chapter being written and a journey that words alone can’t fully express… a new dawn of our newest and returning participants for PULSE. This journey begun as soon as we set foot in the beautiful…
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Kick-starting 2026 with a fresh mindset, great energy, and inspiring results! As many already know, the PULSE South team is always on the move across Norway. To begin the year, the team travelled to visit Eidanger og Guttekorps, Smågardistene Skolekorps for a Spillkveld, as well as Øystese Juniorkorps for an engaging band visit. The response from the…
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Hello all! It’s been a season. Cancelled flights, salmonella, karaoke ballads and a slightly undersized Santa suit. Let’s rewind to our last working day before the holidays here in South Africa, and the bohemian Christmas party. Maria was initially not supposed to join, as she was going back to Norway. However, her flight was cancelled last minute…
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A storytelling-style blog by Tebatso Stories from South African musicians stepping into new skies, new people, and new adventure. I still remember the moment our plane touched down in Norway – grey skies, cool air and that quiet Nordic calm that felt so different from home. I looked over at Sivuyile, my colleague and travel partner, and…
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SommerPULSE highlights, Tverlandet Memories, and Band visits to wrap up PULSE South: Empowering Community Through Music in Bodø’s Tverlandet For the past 3 months, our PULSE South team embarked on an inspiring project in Bodø’s Tverlandet community, where we initiated a new band comprising members who had never played an instrument before. Over the course of a…
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Long time no see! The North Participants have been very busy with workshops lately, but we are back (on track) to tell you about something that isn’t work, namely Mona and Julie’s little leisurely trip to Lesotho. Mona’s final wish for her stay in Africa before going back to Norway was to visit Lesotho. We had a…
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One of the most interesting things about South Africa is its diversity. For the North Participants, coming from an ethnocentric country, South Africa’s blend of cultures and ethnicities is a fascinating and wildly confusing thing to experience. Just entering the office on a normal workday, we may greet our colleagues in three or four different languages. Excluding…
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We went up North — to Sørreisa and Andenes — where the sun doesn’t set, and neither did our confusion.Between no sleep, fresh air, wild views, and even wilder dance moves, we made music, memories, and mayhem. This is what happens when you drop a group of South Africans into 24-hour daylight… and give them drums. 😎 The moment…
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Honestly one of the best experiences I have ever had. I met so many people, including the mothers of my three Norwegian children.
TEBOGO “FRANQO” NTSHOLE
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I loved going to Norway. I can say all sorts of fun things in Norwegian now, such as brunost, bunad og babyøsters.
Jacob MHLAPENG
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Norway wasn’t for me. Eish! Too cold. And they don’t eat enough meat.
PETER MALULEKE
A look back
September 7, 2018
PULSE 5 is coming to an end
pulsestrongertogetherThe fifth year of PULSE- Stronger Together is moving towards an end. There are only…
September 7, 2018
January 16, 2014
The Field Band Foundation
pulsestrongertogetherhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXOT1SLQ6iI Here is a short video clip about Field Band Foundation and its…
January 16, 2014
February 13, 2023
To be a Cultural Baby
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Coming to a new country and culture can be a daunting experience. In this blog…
February 13, 2023
May 8, 2017
The Challenge via e-learning
pulsestrongertogetherE-learning is one of the methods we in PULSE use to reach the tutor teams…
May 8, 2017
October 18, 2019
Project Skien
pulsestrongertogetherFrom 07/10/2019 to 09/10/2019 we had a seminar at Skien where we were teaching at…
October 18, 2019