Ten years. Nine countries. One album.
Help us reach the fundraising goal of 75.000€ and turn ten years of music with children from all around the world into an album that continues to support the institutions behind it.
For 10 years, Michaela Bóková – music manager, producer, and the driving force behind Heartcore for the World – annually visits organizations serving children in underserved communities to lead music workshops that open children's minds to new creative possibilities.The process builds toward a single moment: a recording session where the children's voices become the heart of an original song. From there, Michaela and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Founder of Heartcore Records, enlist celebrated jazz and world musicians, including Grammy winners, Mercury nominees, and genre-defining artists, to contribute to the track. Every artist donates their time; every track carries the voice of the children who made it. In 2027, ten years of Heartcore for the World will come together in the first album of its kind.
All proceeds from album sales will be donated to support music education at the participating child-care organisations.Track 10 returns to Zambia in 2027, reuniting with the same children from Track 1, a decade later.
Where will the funds go:
- Complete the final track of the album back in Zambia
- Production of the full album (mixing, mastering)
- Manufacture LP and CD (design, booklet)
- Marketing (social media, printed media)- Distribution of the album (shipping costs, fees)
- A film documentary about the the project
- Ongoing contributions to participating institutions through album sales
Donate directly:
Heartcore for the World e. V.
IBAN: DE51 86306 5408 0007 0260 99
BIC: GENO DEF1 SLR
Bank: Deutsche Skatbank
SINGLES
Heartcore for the World
Heartcore for the World is an ongoing series of charitable projects to bring music, light, and happiness to disadvantaged youth around the world. Each year, Heartcore Records representative Michaela Bóková partners with an organization, where she conducts musical workshops, and opens brilliant young minds to new creative possibilities. The process concludes with a project for the children: a recording session.
In post production, Michaela Bóková & the founder of Heartcore Records Kurt Rosenwinkel enlist the help of the finest musicians on the planet as collaborators. We then offer the song to you the listener as a digital download, where all proceeds go towards the purchase of musical equipment for the children.
We invite you to join us in this mission to spread music and creativity all over the world.
Heartcore Records
“There is no better way to bring people together than through the processes of creation. Let’s be together, warm to the presence of each other, speak, sing, and play. This is the Heartcore message, and the Heartcore mission.”
– Michaela Bóková, Author of the Project
Heartcore for morocco
The song "Mawama" was recorded in collaboration with children from Dar Lamima Orphanage and the Oum Keltoum Social and Cultural Centre in Sidi Moumen, Casablanca, Morocco, in the Autumn of 2025. All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund future music collaborations for the children supported by Dar Lamima and the Oum Keltoum Foundation.
The song features Majid Bekkas, Mark Guiliana, Kevin Hays, Chris Weisman, elie mcafee-hahn and Boulila.
Heartcore for nepal
The song "Sambandha" was recorded in Babiyachaur, Nepal, in the Summer of 2023. All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund the purchase of musical equipment and educational materials for the kids from Mangala Secondary School, Babiyachaur, Myiagdi Province, Nepal.
The song features Gerald Clayton, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kit Downes, Anmol Mohara, and Dinesh Pun.
Heartcore for Brazil
The song "Nossa Voz" was recorded in Carangola, Minas Gerais in the Summer 2022. All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund the purchase of musical equipment and educational materials for the kids living in Instituto São José and the music association Ressoar in Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which gives opportunities to children of Carangola to learn music. The song features Daniel Santiago, Jennifer Souza, Shai Maestro, Tal Wilkenfeld, Steve Gadd, Kainã Do Jêje and Ícaro Sá.
Heartcore for Czechia
“Naše Sny (Our Dreams)”, is a song produced and recorded in the Summer 2021 by Heartcore Records’ manager and singer Michaela Bóková in collaboration with drummer Antonio Sanchez, pianist Larry Goldings, guitarists Lionel Loueke, Brad Shepik and Pedro Martins, the bass player Linley Marthe, the children of Strážnice Children’s Home, Damián and Karel Janeček and Mari Zamkova on vocals.
All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund the purchase of musical equipment and educational materials for the kids living in “Children’s Home Strážnice”.
Heartcore for Home
Song “Nohebo al Salam” (2020) is the result of a one-time collaboration between Michaela Bóková, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kimbra, Michael League, Eric Harland, Rachel Z, Mark Turner, Husam Alali, the children of MitMachMusik orchestra and the children from the German Red Cross refugee camp in Berlin, Germany. All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund the purchase of musical equipment and educational materials for the kids living in the camp.
Heartcore for Ukraine
Song “Spivanka” is the result of a one-time collaboration between Louis Cole (Knower), Michael League (Snarky Puppy), guitarists Pedro Martins and Daniel Santiago, Markus Ehrlich, vocalist/composer Ganna Gryniva, producer Charis Karantzas and the children of Family House Zhiva Perla in Bortnyky. All proceeds from digital sales of this song will fund the purchase of musical equipment and educational materials for the thirty boys currently living at the orphanage.
Heartcore for India
“Gamaya” is a special song released by Heartcore Records in collaboration with the NGO Educo India, Mumbai. All the proceeds from a year of digital sales funded the purchase of musical equipment for Sai Baba Path Public School, that currently educates over 800 children. Co-written by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Becca Stevens, the song also features Indian artists Aashish Kahn and Chandana Bala Kalyan as guest performers.
Heartcore for Zambia
“Ni Chikondi (About Love)” is a special song released in 2017 by Heartcore Records in collaboration with the Mthunzi Orphan Center in Lusaka, Zambia. All the proceeds from a year of digital sales funded the purchase of musical equipment for the center, that currently houses over fifty children. Co-written by Kurt Rosenwinkel and the children, the song also features Aaron Parks and Dave Douglas as guest performers.
