Every year, the school hosts an initiative called Swahili Encounters, matching well-known musicians hailing from Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America with DCMA students to create original musical compositions within a week-long period.
Kila mwaka, shule hiyo huandaa mradi unaoitwa  Swahili Encounters,  [Mkutano wa ki-Swahili] unaowakutanisha wanamuziki wanaofahamika kutoka Afrika, Mashariki ya Kati, Ulaya na Amerika ya Kaskazini na wanafunzi wa DCMA kwa minajili ya kutengeneza tungo halisi za muziki ndani ya kipindi cha juma moja.